27/03/2026
THUS SAYS THE LORD
A notable man of God was sent to tell a nation that their time was up and that God's judgment was imminent upon them. He reluctantly went but delivered the message passionately. As a prophet who collates testimonies, he lurked around to watch God fulfill His word and consume the land as proclaimed, but he waited in vain because God didn't do so; in fact, He did the exact opposite.
Considering the extent God went to get Jonah to deliver His message to Nineveh, one would have expected more from God.
In Jeremiah 1:12, God said, "I will watch over my words to perform them." He is the executor of His own word, not His prophet.
What would Isaiah have done for Hezekiah to die, or Jonah for the people of Nineveh to be destroyed? Simply, to do what Jonah wanted to do: avoid delivering the first message. Why? Once a prophet delivers God's first message, he technically has no say again except to remain sensitive.
King Hezekiah knew it was up to him, not the prophet, so he turned to God, and God sent the same prophet to announce the new decision in the spirit realm. The king of Nineveh knew Jonah was sent by someone, so he led his people to turn to the sender and not the sent, and the destruction of his people was averted.
Here's another one: God's prophet was sent to convey His displeasure with what the king did, and the prophet delivered the message as sent. As he turned to leave, the king ran after him and pleaded with him but tore the prophet's garment mistakenly. Instead of mercy, the prophet intensified his punishment. King Saul didn't know that the messenger couldn't deliver more than he was sent to deliver because he didn't send himself.
Most of us are like King Saul; we rush to appease the messenger instead of focusing on the sender. Once a prophecy is sent by God, it's up to you to change it or activate it.
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