Tuesday, November 1 When anyone replies to a matter before he hears the facts, it is foolish and humiliating.​—Prov. 18:13.

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Tuesday, November 1

When anyone replies to a matter before he hears the facts, it is foolish and humiliating.—Prov. 18:13.

 

From our limited viewpoint, we could judge Jonah as unreliable, even disloyal. He received a direct command from Jehovah to proclaim judgment in Nineveh. But instead of obeying, Jonah boarded a ship traveling in the opposite direction, “away from Jehovah.” (Jonah 1:1-3) Would you have given Jonah another chance to handle the assignment? Possibly not. Yet, Jehovah saw reasons to do so. (Jonah 3:1, 2) Jonah revealed the type of person he really was in his prayer. (Jonah 2:1, 2, 9) That prayer—doubtless one of many Jonah offered—helps us to see him as far more than a man who ran away from an assignment. His words show that he was humble, thankful, and determined to obey Jehovah. No wonder Jehovah looked beyond Jonah’s actions, responded to his prayer, and continued to use him as a prophet! How important it is that each elder “hears the facts” before giving counsel! w20.04 15 ¶4-6

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Not only did Jehovah looked beyond Jonah actions, but beyond the fish stomach too. Jonah was in it parts of 3 days..

[Wayne]

Jehovah’s mercy draws us to him and moves us to want to imitate him. (Ephesians 4:32–5:1) We do well to ask ourselves, ‘Since Jehovah so graciously forgives me, how could I withhold forgiveness from a fellow imperfect human who is genuinely repentant for having sinned against me?’—Luke 17:3, 4.

 

[Wayne]

       Through My Tears
            -Lu. 17:3,4.
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Fact is - I could barely read this  Through My Tears. (2 Cor. 2:7)  "So that, on the contrary now, you should kindly forgive and comfort him, that somehow such a man may not be swallowed up by his being overly sad."   g86 8/22 p. 22

Edited November 1, 2022 by Wayne
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