Five Simple Words…
Jul 16th, 2008 by K in Hearing God
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… rocked the ancient world. Five simple words brought an emperial city to its knees. Five simple words made a people, from the poorest of the poor to their very wealthy king, to their knees (literally) Five simple words led to everyone in the city being draped in sackcloth, animals included.
Five words in Hebrew, eight in English:
“Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be overturned!”
There are times when God speaks most through simple speeches. Through the mouth of a prophet, Jonah, God simply and succinctly told a people of their coming doom. And, through the mouth of that prophet, the one we all know as running away, being swallowed by a fish, ensuingly vomited out, and being an overall idiot, He changed an entire people’s heart.
The question posed is this: “What has God spoken to you that has brought you to your knees in worship, spoken bluntly or in essay, and who did He use to do it?”
Keep your eyes on your own papers.
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