What Will You Do With The Mantle That God Has Given You?

 

You might ask:  What mantle?  What would I do?  How can I possibly do anything?

 

Forget about the fish story…The greatest miracle in the book of Jonah is the conversion of a city of barbarians.

 

Jonah 3  1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”

3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city-a visit required three days. 4 On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned.” 5 The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.

6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. 7 Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh:

“By the decree of the king and his nobles:  Do not let any man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. 9 Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.”  10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened.

 

Jonah’s ability to speak and carry God’s message must have been something to see…To convert a city of unteachable, treacherous, evil people?

 

The reality is the same for all of us and we all have something to learn from this:

  • Our gifts are not about us.  They are God-given and He wants us to use them for His glory.
  • The gospel message is for everyone.  It is for the King and the peasant.  It is for the rule-follower and the rule-breaker.  It is for ALL.  And Jesus showed it in His ministry again and again.
  • Our lives are a test.  Rick Warren says that our lives are a test, a trust, and a temporary assignment.

 

What has God given you?

 

What does He want you to do with the remainder of your days?

 

It is truly not HOW MANY DAYS YOU HAVE, but HOW YOU USE THEM.

 

 

This is not about piling an assignment on to your plate.

It is not about God ruining your mighty plans for what you thought this life might be.

And it is not about you being a slave to the Lord.

 

The reality is this:  When God gets a hold of your soul, there is no better life for you than to do just what He has called you to.  All that He might have for them is what is best for you.

 

 

Jesus hung on that cross willingly—for you.

 

He went before the enemy, into the pit of Hell, so that He could remove—you.

 

And He will stand before the Father and plead for the soul of the broken—you.

 

 

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

Fear Is A Liar by Zach Williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5LNfj2F5qI

 

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Coach J