When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them. - Jonah 3:10
Most Christians would agree that there is great evil in the world today. But we fail to understand or accept that it is by our own actions and inaction that much of that evil has been brought upon us. Unless we change our ways, it will lead to our destruction. It won't be God who destroys us; but God won't step in to save us either, if we do not change our ways. Can you picture a single city, or even a single church congregation, giving up all food and water and truly humbling itself before God with the hope that the evil would end as did the Ninevites? Oh, once a year we trace little crosses of ashes on our foreheads, and we grumble about giving up our favorite treats for Lent. But if we are to face the evil of this world and triumph over it, we must do more than just halfheartedly implore God to intervene. Are you willing to “Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel?”
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