RELUCTANCE-
HOW MANY TIMES?
How many times
Does it take you
To RESPOND to GOD'S WORD
When he tells you
To do something
That you don't want to do?
IF you are like me
It takes a lot-
For me to respond
ONLY the Lord knows
For sure-for it is
That many
TODAY we read
About the story O f Jonah
“The word of the LORD
Came to Jonah
A second time........” Jonah 3:1
The first time
The Word of the Lord
Came to Jonah
He took off
As FAST as he could
And caught a ship to TARNISH
HOPING to out run
The whole thing
And after a violent storm
He ended up
In the belly
Of a whale
RELUCTANCE-
How many times?
You can't out run God
I should know that
Jonah-a prophet-should now that
And you should know that too
For us BELIEVERS
God ALWAYS gets his way
And that is BEST-
For he KNOWS
What he is doing
I certainly don't
“He will RESPOND
To the prayer
Of the destitute
He will not despise
Their plea” Psalm 102:17
“'In that day-I will respond
Declares the Lord-
'I will RESPOND to the skies
And they will respond
To the earth'” Hosea 2:21
RELUCTANCE-
How many times?
We may as well RESPOND QUICKLY
For the Lord knows the WAY
But I sense Jonah
Would still be reluctant today
I know I am
And I sense
That you probably still are too
The Lord does know
The way
“I instruct you
In the way of wisdom
And lead you along
Right paths” Proverbs 4:11
“Jesus answered,
'I am the WAY
And the truth
And the life
NO ONE comes to the Father
Except through me'” John 14:6
Well Jonah
Had to go into
The belly of the whale
BEFORE he got it right
I have had to FAIL
Over and over again
Before I learned
To at least begin
TO TRY IT
The Lord's way
What about you?
Have you gotten it right yet?
Dear Lord-HELP US
To RESPOND POSITIVELY-
To your WORD-
IN TODAY'S WORLD
HOW MANY TIMES?
Robert P. Wallman
2-17-16
Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Joyce Rupp, O.S.M.
7-28-2021
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