So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. (v. 5)
Jonah was sent with a particular message to a particular people. One must be careful to always speak that which the Lord gives them, nothing less, and nothing more. Remember, it was the Word that Jonah preached that brought repentance, and not the man himself, or his delivery. We put too much stock in methods!
The Lord cautioned him to pr
“When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.” (2:7)
Too often it takes tragedy in our lives before we will “remember the Lord” and call upon Him in prayer. Nonetheless, God hears the prayer of the desperate. Jonah said he prayed “out of the belly of hell” and God heard Him, He will hear us when we think we are in the belly of hell too.
I am reminded of my year in Viet Nam. Many men, in the face of death or danger,
Jonah 1
“Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.” (v. 17)
It looks as if Jonah had a “whale” of a prOBlem! First let us clear the air about something; Men say that a whale’s throat is not big enough to swallow a man, but my God is big enough to make it happen! Furthermore, if anyone takes issue with this, let him take issue with Christ, who said “For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the
Something to think about…
Pastors who use Malachi 3:8-10 want to make you feel like a “God rOBber” because you fail to tithe your money to the Church you attend.
When they preach on Abram, do they tell you he was a “God rOBber” too? If not, perhaps they should.
After all, Abram tithed the spoils of war to Melchizedek (Genesis 14:20) but did not tithe his own money (Genesis 13:2) If not tithing one’s money means one is a “God-rOBber”, then surely Abram was also a “God-rOBber” by that defin
Many teach that repentance is simply changing one's mind about who God is.
I contend that it is turning from sin, as is evident in this passage from Revelation:
]20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
22 Behold, I will cast
Hosea 4
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.” (v. 6)
I thank God that He gave the New Testament church a special promise; that he would never leave us nor forsake us (Heb. 13: 5 c), which is an indirect quote from Joshua 1: 5. Our God is “there” for us all the time. The first part of this is still t
Fellowship Baptist Church
Senior Pastor R. Rubino
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"Christian Homosexual LOBby!" Saved To Be Lawless? Part 3
1) True marriage in the Bible is always defined as a sacred bond between a man and a woman. Only a Satanic Theologian could distort this plain Biblical truth. (1Peter 3:1-7)
2) True Christians are always exhorted to flee "lawlessness" in their lives. Children of God will always sin, but never defend it. We are to repent when we commit evil acts, n
Philippians 4 “Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.” (v. 5)
To use a naval term, let us be "even keeled" or steadfast in all endeavors. This is a restraint of passions and indulgences of appetites; it is to control rage, and extinguish anger. Moderation is the "middle of the road", so to speak, and not drastic swings to the right or left. It is no extreme or excess in any direction or practice. When we allow others to anger us, we are not practicing moderat
Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. Genesis 19:20
Lot has just been delivered from the total destruction of sin city (Sodom).
(Bunny trail) What a picture of our salvation, and also (unfortunately) of many Christians. Lot is living in a lost and sin filled world, fully content to allow the alcohol, legalized gambling, homosexual marriage, just so long as his boat isn’t rocked. His man
Mt 13 The Sower
“But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.” (20,21)
We have the parable of the sower in this passage. Here, the peculiar phrase “Yet he hath not root in himself” seems to throw the focus of the passage in a different direction. Note th
“All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. “ (Eccl. 3:20)
“Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?” (Eccl. 6: 6)
Both of these verses teach us an important truth, that death is the same for all men. The “great ones” that we exalt in sports today, those who have given their lives and hearts to the game, even they will ultimately end up in the same place as the sluggard and the slouch. Though the
Genesis 3
“And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.” (2:25)
“And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” (3:10)
In this chapter, and in the last verse of the previous chapter, we see the main reason for clothing. Did you ever wonder why you wear what you wear? Clothing is basically to cover our shame (nakedness). In verse 7 of chapter 3, we see that they sewed fig leaves together to cover the
Crumbs from the Master’s Table
Mark 7
“And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.” (v. 28)
This verse has been very precious to me. Here is where these devotions were born; where they have their “roots”. Originally, I had written down many thoughts under the title “Crumbs from the Master’s table” and finally refined them into devotionals. The “Bread of life” is made up of crumbs. Every loaf of bread is made of millions
The Characteristics of Love
1. Love desires reciprocation.
A one-sided love promotes frustration and discontent.
Love desires company (companionship). 1 John 4:19.
2. Love is unbiased, without prejudice.
It is unconditional;
Conditioned love is mock love.
3. Love is eternal.
There is no “falling out of love”;
Nothing can replace true love, as it has no end.
4. Love cannot be described.
No words adequate enough to describe love. (“so much” as in John
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” (v.13)
God always provides a way of escape for us. He never gives us more than we can bear. Does any one wonder what that Way is? It is Jesus--He is the Way. (Jn. 14:6) It is always the same Way, there is no other. Yes, the Way never changes, it i
An Incorruptible Crown
“And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to OBtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.” (1 Cor. 9: 25)
We seek after an incorruptible crown; this is a part of our reward for service in the Lord’s army. Any crown that is won by worldly means is a corruptible crown, and is usually full of corruption in the OBtaining of it, but, because of Christ and Calvary, we now can receive a crown that cannot be corrupted
The Armour of God: Prepare for Battle! Ephesians 6:11-18 - “ Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, ha
Matthew 4
“And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (v. 19)
Forgive me if I take this verse out of context, but there is an illustration that one can apply here that teaches us a great truth. You see, Satan too is a good “fisher of men”. It is as if he casts the bait out into the sea of life, and just waits to see who bites. The bait may be drugs, sex, or alcohol, or anything, it may be simply a proud heart, but the emphasis is not on the bait, but on
Ruth 1
“And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:” (v. 16)
Ruth was loyal to her mother-in-law, Naomi. She was willing to let go of everything she had been taught and move to a new land, and worship a new God because of the testimony of Naomi. No doubt Naomi still practiced her religion in this far off land, and Ruth
“For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” 2 Tim. 1:12
We need to know they “why” of certain things: Paul knew why he had suffered many trials, and here he teaches us that there are several things we must know.
First, we must know whom we have believed. We do not cling to some whimsical hope in a man made god, but in he true
Psalm 100
Psa 100:1 <A Psalm of praise.> Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
Psa 100:2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Psa 100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Psa 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Psa 100:5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is ev
James 1 “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” (vs. 14,15)
Temptation in itself is not wrong; Jesus Himself was tempted, and yet victorious. Temptation will never leave us alone while we are in this body of flesh, but the strength to overcome it is what we really need. I used to think that it was us ourselves who resisted temptation, and ind
Leadership
Mat 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. OBservations:
Every man is either a leader or a follower; neither is anything without the other. A leader cannot be a true leader until he has followers; every leader needs followers. Every follower needs a leader too. The two work together for the betterment of one another; as a follower builds the leader, so the leaders draws more followers. One must conclude then that a follower is as importan
No Balm in Gilead?
Is there no balm in Gilead? The Lord asks this question in Jeremiah 8:22: “Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?” The prOBlem was the indifference of God’s people to His will and to the law (His Word). Just two verses before this, God, speaking through Jeremiah, makes another OBservation: “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.” We all have grown lax whe
2 Kings 7: 1-16
These lepers were used of God in a mighty way to be a blessing to Israel. Keep in mind, these men were outcasts; they were the scorn of men, the lowest of the lowly; they were despicable and disgusting and the dredges of the city, not worthy to even enter it, let alone be a part of its citizenry. God used the baser things of the world to confound the wise, as He said in the New Testament book of 1 Corinthians. These sin-laden and diseased creatures that no one wanted to
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