The moment Jonah finished his prayer,God spoke to the fish and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land 2 v 10. The creature obeyed their creator unlike humanity who remain in a state of disobedience choosing not to listen.,Zechariah 7 v 11. As Jonah stood on dry ground God spoke a second time to him, his message was basically the same ,judgement was coming, and they were told that it would happen in forty days. Jonah faithfully proclaimed God's word,and he had every preachers dream, come true,for we read, 'And the people of Nineveh believed God',3 v 5.Even the king ,he rose from his throne ,removed his royal robes,put on sackcloth and sat in ashes. He give orders that animals and people should fast,and to be covered in sackcloth ,and for the people to cry mightily to God, and to turn from their evil ways,in the hope that God would repent,and turn away His fierce anger,so that they would not perish ,and that is exactly what happened.It was the greatest of the prophets,John the Baptist, who declared to the religious leaders of his day,'Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turn to God' Matthew 3 v 8.A true turning to Christ, must manifest a true reality,in a change of life.
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