Cyrus Curtis, who once owned the Saturday Evening Post, had a sign hanging in his office that read, “Yesterday ended last night.” This is a great reminder that every day is a new day and a new beginning.
Jonah 3:1-2 says, "Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 'Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.'"
You may remember from an earlier blog post that I talked about Jonah running from God and God's plans for Jonah. Here in Jonah chapter 3 we see that God hasn't given up on Jonah and that He is giving Jonah a second chance.
I think that if it would have been me sending Jonah out again, the verse would probably read more like this. “The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh, but this time don’t mess it up like you did last time!”
But there is no mention of Jonah’s mistake here. God looks at Jonah just like he did before!
It's important to remember that God doesn’t look down on you even if you have failed in your past. You can return to God just as Jonah did.
No matter what is in your past, let’s keep in mind the sign posted in the office of Cyrus Curtis that reads, “Yesterday Ended Last Night”. As far as God is concerned, that is the truth. Believe it!.
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