“From inside the fish…” – Not a great place
to be; Jonah prayed to the Lord our God” – Can prayer change things? –
Yes! “I called to the Lord in my distress, and He answered me” (Jonah
2:1-2). Humanly speaking, Jonah’s situation was hopeless: “The deep sea
covered me completely… I sank to the bottom, where bars held me
forever…” Humanly speaking – Is this all that there is? – No! There is
more than this. There is God: “But You brought me back from the pit, O
Lord my God” (Jonah 2:5-6).
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be
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