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“ T h e l i n e s e p a r a t i n g g o o d a n d ev i l p a s s e s
n o t t h ro u g h s t a te s , n o r b e t we e n c l a s s e s ,
n o r b e t we e n p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s e i t h e r - b u t
r i g h t t h ro u g h ev e r y h u m a n h e a r t - a n d
t h r o u g h a l l h u m a n h e a r t s . T h i s l i n e s h i f t s .
I n s i d e u s , i t o s c i l l a te s w i t h t h e ye a r s . A n d
ev e n w i t h i n h e a r t s ov e r w h e l m e d by ev i l ,
o n e s m a l l b r i d g e h e a d o f g o o d i s r e t a i n e d . ”
- A l ex a n d e r S o l z h e n i t s y n
T h e n t h e w o r d o f t h e L o r d c a m e t o J o n a h a
s e c o n d t i m e : 2 “ G o t o t h e g r e a t c i t y o f N i n e v e h
a n d p r o c l a i m t o i t t h e m e s s a g e I g i v e y o u . ”
3 J o n a h o b e y e d t h e w o r d o f t h e L o r d a n d w e n t
t o N i n e v e h . N o w N i n e v e h w a s a v e r y l a r g e c i t y ;
i t t o o k t h r e e d a y s t o g o t h r o u g h i t . 4 J o n a h
b e g a n b y g o i n g a d a y ’ s j o u r n e y i n t o t h e c i t y,
p r o c l a i m i n g , “ F o r t y m o r e d a y s a n d N i n e v e h w i l l
b e o v e r t h r o w n . ” 5 T h e N i n e v i t e s b e l i e v e d G o d . A
f a s t w a s p r o c l a i m e d , a n d a l l o f t h e m , f r o m t h e
g r e a t e s t t o t h e l e a s t , p u t o n s a c k c l o t h .
6 W h e n J o n a h ’ s w a r n i n g r e a c h e d t h e k i n g o f
N i n e v e h , h e r o s e f r o m h i s t h r o n e , t o o k o f f h i s
r o y a l r o b e s , c o v e r e d h i m s e l f w i t h s a c k c l o t h a n d
s a t d o w n i n t h e d u s t . 7 T h i s i s t h e p r o c l a m a t i o n
h e i s s u e d i n N i n e v e h : “ B y t h e d e c r e e o f t h e k i n g
a n d h i s n o b l e s : D o n o t l e t p e o p l e o r a n i m a l s ,
h e r d s o r f l o c k s , t a s t e a n y t h i n g ; d o n o t l e t t h e m
e a t o r d r i n k . 8 B u t l e t p e o p l e a n d a n i m a l s b e
c o v e r e d w i t h s a c k c l o t h . L e t e v e r y o n e c a l l
u r g e n t l y o n G o d . L e t t h e m g i v e u p t h e i r e v i l
w a y s a n d t h e i r v i o l e n c e . 9 W h o k n o w s ? G o d m a y
y e t r e l e n t a n d w i t h c o m p a s s i o n t u r n f r o m H i s
f i e r c e a n g e r s o t h a t w e w i l l n o t p e r i s h . ”
1 0 W h e n G o d s a w w h a t t h e y d i d a n d h o w t h e y
t u r n e d f r o m t h e i r e v i l w a y s , H e r e l e n t e d a n d d i d
n o t b r i n g o n t h e m t h e d e s t r u c t i o n H e h a d
t h r e a t e n e d .
- J o n a h 3 : 1 - 10 -
“ W hat d o y ou g et w h en y ou c ross a
m entally i l l p er son w ith a s o ciety t h at
ab andons t hem an d t reats t h em l i k e
t r ash? Yo u g et w hat y ou d e ser ve.”
1. MERCY
• “ W h e n y o u t r u l y l o v e s o m e o n e , y o u c a n ’ t
t o l e r a t e i t w h e n t h e y ’ r e l e s s t h a n t h e y c o u l d
b e . ” – J o r d a n B P e t e r s o n
• M e r c y m o v e s y o u .
• G o d w a n t s J o n a h t o u n d e r s t a n d t h a t H i s m e r c y
i s n o t b a s e d o n l y a n y t h i n g w e d o , i t s b a s e d o n
w h o H e i s .
F o r w i c k e d n e s s b u r n s a s t h e f i r e ;
I t s h a l l d e v o u r t h e b r i e r s a n d t h o r n s ,
A n d k i n d l e i n t h e t h i c k e t s o f t h e f o r e s t ;
T h e y s h a l l m o u n t u p l i k e r i s i n g s m o k e .
1 9 T h r o u g h t h e w r a t h o f t h e L O R D o f h o s t s
T h e l a n d i s b u r n e d u p , A n d t h e p e o p l e s h a l l b e
a s f u e l f o r t h e f i r e ; N o m a n s h a l l s p a r e h i s
b r o t h e r. 2 0 A n d h e s h a l l s n a t c h o n t h e r i g h t
h a n d A n d b e h u n g r y ; H e s h a l l d e v o u r o n t h e l e f t
h a n d A n d n o t b e s a t i s f i e d ; E v e r y m a n s h a l l e a t
t h e f l e s h o f h i s o w n a r m .
- I s a i a h 9 : 1 9 - 2 0 -
2. GOD’S WRATH
• T h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f u n j u s t a c t i o n s r e f l e c t
G o d ’ s w r a t h .
• “ T h e a r c o f h i s t o r y b e n d s t o w a r d s j u s t i c e ” –
M L K J r.
3. JUSTICE
• M i c a h 6 : 8 – “A c t j u s t l y a n d t o l o v e m e r c y a n d
w a l k h u m b l y w i t h y o u r G o d ”
• T h e H e b r e w w o r d f o r J u s t i c e i s : m i š p a ṫ
• R e t r i b u t i v e
• A N D R e s t o r a t i v e
• J u s t i c e i s a b o u t o n e s p o s t u r e t o w a r d s t h e
v u l n e r a b l e .
L i v e c r e a t i v e l y, f r i e n d s . I f s o m e o n e f a l l s i n t o
s i n , f o r g i v i n g l y r e s t o r e h i m , s a v i n g y o u r c r i t i c a l
c o m m e n t s f o r y o u r s e l f . Yo u m i g h t b e n e e d i n g
f o r g i v e n e s s b e f o r e t h e d a y ’ s o u t . S t o o p d o w n
a n d r e a c h o u t t o t h o s e w h o a r e o p p r e s s e d .
S h a r e t h e i r b u r d e n s , a n d s o c o m p l e t e C h r i s t ’ s
l a w . I f y o u t h i n k y o u a r e t o o g o o d f o r t h a t , y o u
a r e b a d l y d e c e i v e d . M a k e a c a r e f u l e x p l o r a t i o n
o f w h o y o u a r e a n d t h e w o r k y o u h a v e b e e n
g i v e n , a n d t h e n s i n k y o u r s e l f i n t o t h a t . D o n ’ t b e
i m p r e s s e d w i t h y o u r s e l f . D o n ’ t c o m p a r e y o u r s e l f
w i t h o t h e r s . E a c h o f y o u m u s t t a k e
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r d o i n g t h e c r e a t i v e b e s t y o u
c a n w i t h y o u r o w n l i f e .
- G a l a t i a n s 6 : 1 - 5 ( M S G ) -
JUSTICE IN ACTION
• R e t r i b u t i v e
• S t a n d u p f o r y o u r b e l i e f s
• S t a n d u p f o r o t h e r p e o p l e .
• R e s t o r a t i v e
• B u i l d c o m m u n i t y w i t h t h e b r o k e n .
• C h a r i t y o r g i v i n g .
Jonah Series Part 4 - 10 November 2019 - Enrique Hermanus

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Jonah Series Part 4 - 10 November 2019 - Enrique Hermanus

  • 1.
  • 2. “ T h e l i n e s e p a r a t i n g g o o d a n d ev i l p a s s e s n o t t h ro u g h s t a te s , n o r b e t we e n c l a s s e s , n o r b e t we e n p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s e i t h e r - b u t r i g h t t h ro u g h ev e r y h u m a n h e a r t - a n d t h r o u g h a l l h u m a n h e a r t s . T h i s l i n e s h i f t s . I n s i d e u s , i t o s c i l l a te s w i t h t h e ye a r s . A n d ev e n w i t h i n h e a r t s ov e r w h e l m e d by ev i l , o n e s m a l l b r i d g e h e a d o f g o o d i s r e t a i n e d . ” - A l ex a n d e r S o l z h e n i t s y n
  • 3. T h e n t h e w o r d o f t h e L o r d c a m e t o J o n a h a s e c o n d t i m e : 2 “ G o t o t h e g r e a t c i t y o f N i n e v e h a n d p r o c l a i m t o i t t h e m e s s a g e I g i v e y o u . ” 3 J o n a h o b e y e d t h e w o r d o f t h e L o r d a n d w e n t t o N i n e v e h . N o w N i n e v e h w a s a v e r y l a r g e c i t y ; i t t o o k t h r e e d a y s t o g o t h r o u g h i t . 4 J o n a h b e g a n b y g o i n g a d a y ’ s j o u r n e y i n t o t h e c i t y, p r o c l a i m i n g , “ F o r t y m o r e d a y s a n d N i n e v e h w i l l b e o v e r t h r o w n . ” 5 T h e N i n e v i t e s b e l i e v e d G o d . A f a s t w a s p r o c l a i m e d , a n d a l l o f t h e m , f r o m t h e g r e a t e s t t o t h e l e a s t , p u t o n s a c k c l o t h .
  • 4. 6 W h e n J o n a h ’ s w a r n i n g r e a c h e d t h e k i n g o f N i n e v e h , h e r o s e f r o m h i s t h r o n e , t o o k o f f h i s r o y a l r o b e s , c o v e r e d h i m s e l f w i t h s a c k c l o t h a n d s a t d o w n i n t h e d u s t . 7 T h i s i s t h e p r o c l a m a t i o n h e i s s u e d i n N i n e v e h : “ B y t h e d e c r e e o f t h e k i n g a n d h i s n o b l e s : D o n o t l e t p e o p l e o r a n i m a l s , h e r d s o r f l o c k s , t a s t e a n y t h i n g ; d o n o t l e t t h e m e a t o r d r i n k . 8 B u t l e t p e o p l e a n d a n i m a l s b e c o v e r e d w i t h s a c k c l o t h . L e t e v e r y o n e c a l l u r g e n t l y o n G o d . L e t t h e m g i v e u p t h e i r e v i l w a y s a n d t h e i r v i o l e n c e . 9 W h o k n o w s ? G o d m a y y e t r e l e n t a n d w i t h c o m p a s s i o n t u r n f r o m H i s f i e r c e a n g e r s o t h a t w e w i l l n o t p e r i s h . ”
  • 5. 1 0 W h e n G o d s a w w h a t t h e y d i d a n d h o w t h e y t u r n e d f r o m t h e i r e v i l w a y s , H e r e l e n t e d a n d d i d n o t b r i n g o n t h e m t h e d e s t r u c t i o n H e h a d t h r e a t e n e d . - J o n a h 3 : 1 - 10 -
  • 6. “ W hat d o y ou g et w h en y ou c ross a m entally i l l p er son w ith a s o ciety t h at ab andons t hem an d t reats t h em l i k e t r ash? Yo u g et w hat y ou d e ser ve.”
  • 7. 1. MERCY • “ W h e n y o u t r u l y l o v e s o m e o n e , y o u c a n ’ t t o l e r a t e i t w h e n t h e y ’ r e l e s s t h a n t h e y c o u l d b e . ” – J o r d a n B P e t e r s o n • M e r c y m o v e s y o u . • G o d w a n t s J o n a h t o u n d e r s t a n d t h a t H i s m e r c y i s n o t b a s e d o n l y a n y t h i n g w e d o , i t s b a s e d o n w h o H e i s .
  • 8. F o r w i c k e d n e s s b u r n s a s t h e f i r e ; I t s h a l l d e v o u r t h e b r i e r s a n d t h o r n s , A n d k i n d l e i n t h e t h i c k e t s o f t h e f o r e s t ; T h e y s h a l l m o u n t u p l i k e r i s i n g s m o k e . 1 9 T h r o u g h t h e w r a t h o f t h e L O R D o f h o s t s T h e l a n d i s b u r n e d u p , A n d t h e p e o p l e s h a l l b e a s f u e l f o r t h e f i r e ; N o m a n s h a l l s p a r e h i s b r o t h e r. 2 0 A n d h e s h a l l s n a t c h o n t h e r i g h t h a n d A n d b e h u n g r y ; H e s h a l l d e v o u r o n t h e l e f t h a n d A n d n o t b e s a t i s f i e d ; E v e r y m a n s h a l l e a t t h e f l e s h o f h i s o w n a r m . - I s a i a h 9 : 1 9 - 2 0 -
  • 9. 2. GOD’S WRATH • T h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f u n j u s t a c t i o n s r e f l e c t G o d ’ s w r a t h . • “ T h e a r c o f h i s t o r y b e n d s t o w a r d s j u s t i c e ” – M L K J r.
  • 10. 3. JUSTICE • M i c a h 6 : 8 – “A c t j u s t l y a n d t o l o v e m e r c y a n d w a l k h u m b l y w i t h y o u r G o d ” • T h e H e b r e w w o r d f o r J u s t i c e i s : m i š p a ṫ • R e t r i b u t i v e • A N D R e s t o r a t i v e • J u s t i c e i s a b o u t o n e s p o s t u r e t o w a r d s t h e v u l n e r a b l e .
  • 11. L i v e c r e a t i v e l y, f r i e n d s . I f s o m e o n e f a l l s i n t o s i n , f o r g i v i n g l y r e s t o r e h i m , s a v i n g y o u r c r i t i c a l c o m m e n t s f o r y o u r s e l f . Yo u m i g h t b e n e e d i n g f o r g i v e n e s s b e f o r e t h e d a y ’ s o u t . S t o o p d o w n a n d r e a c h o u t t o t h o s e w h o a r e o p p r e s s e d . S h a r e t h e i r b u r d e n s , a n d s o c o m p l e t e C h r i s t ’ s l a w . I f y o u t h i n k y o u a r e t o o g o o d f o r t h a t , y o u a r e b a d l y d e c e i v e d . M a k e a c a r e f u l e x p l o r a t i o n o f w h o y o u a r e a n d t h e w o r k y o u h a v e b e e n g i v e n , a n d t h e n s i n k y o u r s e l f i n t o t h a t . D o n ’ t b e i m p r e s s e d w i t h y o u r s e l f . D o n ’ t c o m p a r e y o u r s e l f w i t h o t h e r s . E a c h o f y o u m u s t t a k e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r d o i n g t h e c r e a t i v e b e s t y o u c a n w i t h y o u r o w n l i f e . - G a l a t i a n s 6 : 1 - 5 ( M S G ) -
  • 12. JUSTICE IN ACTION • R e t r i b u t i v e • S t a n d u p f o r y o u r b e l i e f s • S t a n d u p f o r o t h e r p e o p l e . • R e s t o r a t i v e • B u i l d c o m m u n i t y w i t h t h e b r o k e n . • C h a r i t y o r g i v i n g .