AS MANY TIMES AS NECESSARY
Have you ever TRIED
To escape God? I have=
And it is IMPOSSIBLE=
If he wants-
You to do something
Today we read about Jonah=
And that very fact
Rather than PREACH the
Word of God=in
The city of Nineveh=which
Would be an UNPOPULAR MESSAGE
Jonah hops on a boat
To Tarnish=and tries to ESCAPE
From that unpopular task
But Jonah couldn't OUTRUN GOD=
And neither can we=
And he winds up-
In the belly of a fish
For a FULL three days and nights
“The Word of the Lord
Came to Jonah
A SECOND TIME” Jonah 3:1
So if God is trying
To get your ATTENTION
With his WORD
You might as well=PAY ATTENTION
For God the Father
Will come after you
AS MANY TIMES AS NECESSARY
“Therefore=it is NECESSARY
To submit to the authorities
Not only because=of possible punishment
But also=as a matter of conscience” Romans 13:5
So LISTEN for God's words-
LISTEN UP!=God will
Get your attention
So when God came to Jonah
For a second time
He stopped=listened=
And FOLLOWED God's words
Listen up!=God may be
TRYING to get your attention too
“Listen my sons=to a Father's instruction=
PAY ATTENTION
And gain understanding” Proverbs 4:1
“My son
PAY ATTENTION to my wisdom
Turn your ear
To my words of insight” Proverbs 5:1
So Jonah's story
Is some CONSOLATION to us=
Who have tried to AVOID God's words
But you can't ignore-ESCAPE-
Or run away from the WORD OF GOD
He will come after you
AS MANY TIMES as it takes=
As many times AS NECESSARY
Listen up
“My sheep
LISTEN to my voice=
I know them
And they follow me” John 10:27
Our Holy Father is PERSISTENT=
He comes after us
A second time=a third time=
AS MANY TIMES AS NECESSARY
To get our attention
He COMES after us
Until we give attention
And HEAR the WORD OF GOD
And EMBRACE=the Word of God
In Jesus' name=and in the name of our ever PERSISTENT Holy Father
Robert P. Wallman
1-23-2021
Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Chris Koellhoffer, I.H.M.
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