So as I sit and I watch.. first Houston..Tx and surrounding.. then the islands.. Cuba and Florida. The Lord had given.. some dreams of this to come.. others He gave words to.. others.. He burdened deep.. that the Church is still not repenting.. still complacent and Lukewarm Many perhaps look at Florida and say just as they said to the Prophet Jonah.. saying.. see God did not bring His Judgement..I say perhaps.. the Lord did pull back and show some Mercy and pulled back some. I do have more to say on another Post regarding.. things noted in these storms.
"Who knows, God may turn and relent and withdraw His burning anger so that we will not perish." When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would bring upon them. And He did not do it.
Jonah 3:9-10
and Jonah.. became displeased.. I pray that none of the Prophets get angry... as the Lord did show compassion .. Jonah felt he may as well just die.. Probably feeling a bit of a fool that no one would not take him as credible.
But it greatly displeased Jonah and he became angry. He prayed to the LORD and said, "Please LORD, was not this what I said while I was still in my own country? Therefore in order to forestall this I fled to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity. Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live!”
Then the Lord said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
Jonah 4:1-4
What is a wonderful thing is True repentance can move the heart of God.. Sadly many just cry out to god in days of trouble and also sadly.. thought in joy I say.. many do truly repent.. we see as we look back on times of great tragedy potential tragedy that as time moves on.. people.. forget and become complacent once again.
The Lord wants to be our first Love..not our after thought that we run to in times of trouble. Sadly.. we go through our lives and focus.. on me myself and I.. well Im entitled.. Right.. After all it is my life..However the Lord has created us to bring Him glory not our own self.
We run to Him.. when we are in times of the Valley.. but when we are in times of the mountaintop.. we often forget Him. Also sadly many blame God when they finds themselves in times of trouble but that will be a whole other post.
As I sit and watch.. man helping man I cannot help but think.. well why Lord do they just now do this.. as prior to lets say.. Houston.. We Your People.. were we out there in our communities.. or within our Family unit of the Church helping one another.. serving as The Lord showed us we must do. One of the Last acts The Lord did was washing the disciples feet .
So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. 16 Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
John 13:12-17
Are YOU Daily doing the example the Lord left for us to follow? Are YOU serving Your brother and Sister In the Lord? Or are You all about.. self.. your agenda.. or are You about the Lords and what HE says for YOU to do..TRULY
