The Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh... But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord... He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the Lord by sailing to Tarshish.
Jonah 1:1-3 NLT
Ever been called by God to go?
Jonah had a big C Call, to go and preach, to be a missionary in a really hard place, but I've had a few small c calls... like to
change my attitude towards someone.
To look out for the needs of others.
To not be so grumpy
Or what about to be holy, not to gossip...to be kind...to give...to forgive
Whatever it is, when God calls, better to go with Him than the other way...when you want to go left & He calls you to go right...go right
#weareallJonah
#lessonsfromJonah
...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus... Mark 2:3-4 NLT Great account of inventiveness and determination to get their friend to see Jesus. Love this. Do you wonder about the back story? Are these the same 4 people who bring this man food? Take him to the toilet every day. Clean him up. Does he live with one of them? Are they family? Are there whole families or groups of people in the background who have supported and cared for this man? A group of children who grew up seeing their parents love in action? Probably. Healing Help Hope These things are found in community. These 4 guys are the heroes here. The upfront people. One day it will be interesting to see who the background heroes are. #loveinaction #community #inthistogether #walkingeachotherhome #gospelofmark
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