Does Something Seem Fishy to You?

I woke up this morning with the story of Jonah on my mind. The story in my mind follows more of the "Veggitales" version, complete with the "Pirates that don't do anything!"

If you remember the story, Jonah was told by God to deliver a message to the city of Nineveh, a message of destruction if they didn't turn from their wicked ways. Jonah didn't want to deliver the message, he thought the people deserved what was coming, so he bought a trip on a ship going the opposite direction. God sent a storm, the sailors ended up tossing Jonah overboard, the seas calmed, and Jonah was swallowed whole by a large fish. He stayed in the belly of that fish for three days, until he repented and accepted God's assignment.

My thought this morning: How many "Christians" are complaining about a storm, or what seems to be a great fish that has swallowed them? Is it possible that God has given them a message for a lost and dying world?

How many people do you know that call themselves "Christian" that are waiting for the rapture to take them out of this world, this "mess" that we seem to be in? Every time they want to escape, God keeps brining them back to the same place. Why? They haven't accepted their assignment, they think this world deserves what is happening to them!

What we need to do is "repent", change our minds and the way we think! God sent us here for a purpose, and to escape would be aborting the plan of God for our lives, and this world!!!!

The message He gave us is simple. It is the same message that Jesus gave: (Matt 4:17) Change the way you think, change your minds, the kingdom of God is at your fingertips! The message for us is two-fold, (Matt 6:10) declare this: Your Kingdom Come, Your Will be done, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN! And (Matt 6:33) Keep on seeking first the Kingdom of God, and His Righteousness!

Let's resolve ourselves to unpack our bags and accept the assignment that God has given us, declare to this world that God has a plan, His Kingdom, His ways of doing things, His righteousness!

Simply put, change the way you think! The Kingdom of God is here!