June 22,2015

"Jonah prayed to the Lord, 'O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still at home?  That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish.  I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity." Jonah 3:2

As twenty-first century Christians living the the United States of America we can read the words of Jonah and completely agree with everything he said.

God most certainly is gracious and compassionate, otherwise we would not be here as part of a society falling over itself seeking to disregard Him and His Holy Word.

One of the most appropriate things a citizen of this country could do today is ask God for His forgiveness and repent of having disregarded His command to "Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness."

"In God We Trust" (for the moment) continues to be imprinted on everything from the lowly penny to the most valuable "greenback", but actions speak much louder than words, based on statistical data related to continually decreasing attendance in the churches of the nation.

If Jonah was alive today his words would ring more clearly than when he spoke them.

Surely God is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abiding in love.

America's bent to sinful living gives proof of this every Sunday with half empty churches.

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