Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #84

Second Chances

Jonah 2

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 1-2) "From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said: 'In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry."

My Thoughts

Jonah was called upon by to go to Nineveh to warn them that if they don't turn from their wicked ways, they would be destroyed. Jonah tried to run away and as a result, ended up being swallowed by a fish. Jonah was given a second chance though, and so was Nineveh. God didn't do anything until Jonah went to Nineveh, and He commanded the fish to vomit Jonah onto dry land.

We are all given second chances by God. And third, and fourth and fifth. God gives us such a long time and so many chances to repent and to come into right relationship with Him. Others deserve second chances from us as well, don't they?

I talked about forgiving before, but forgiveness means to move past what happened and not dwell on it, and to not hold a grudge against those who hurt you. Forgiveness does not necessarily mean giving them a second chance. We still should, I believe, in most cases. Depending on what happened will determine whether you actually give them another go.

In the case where someone tried to kill or otherwise seriously injure you, maybe that is out of the question. Forgiveness still applies, but you do not have to, and probably shouldn't, put yourself in the situation where they could try again to do the same thing. If it is a friend who stole from you or ditched you to hang out with someone 'better' and then come back, yes, I think giving them them a second chance is a viable option.

The thing about giving someone a second chance is that you are doing so to show that you have forgiven them and that you are hoping that the person has changed. That's what God does with us. He always does this though, but we don't. I wouldn't want to put myself in a situation to be hurt a second time. fool me once and all that.

There are going to be times when it isn't worth it to let the person back into your life, because they are going to hurt you again. If you try more than twice to give them another chance, and they still do it again, then you know it isn't going to change until something drastic happens.

Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.

Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!

Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #14

God's Compassion

Jonah 3

(v. 10) "And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said he would do unto them; and he did it not."

My Thoughts



When Jonah obeyed God and went to Nineveh to proclaim what God had told him to proclaim, the Ninevites actually listened! They believed God and turned from their evil ways! If Jonah had chosen to keep running away and not go to Nineveh like God had said, then Nineveh would have been destroyed. God had compassion on them and did not destroy them.

God has compassion for everyone. No matter what you do or what you have done, God will have compassion on you if you repent. If we don't repent of our sins and we continue to partake in them, we will be destroyed. not right away, not within a couple years. There will be consequences that will be immediate or soon, but the worst comes when we die. If you have not repented of your sin before you die, you will not spend eternity with God.

Eternity with God will be the best thing you could ever imagine! No sadness, no fear, no hurt, no lies, absolutely nothing bad, negative or evil. Eternity without God will be the worst you could ever imagine. I'm not saying this to scare or condemn anyone. What I am saying is from the Bible. If you wait too long to repent, it will be too late. God is compassionate and loving and patient. He will not make exceptions though and He does not back down on His word.

God's compassion for us is so great that He will forgive us when we repent. We cannot just say "sorry" and ignore what we've done, then go on doing the same thing. The biggest part of repentance is that we need to make a conscious, concerted effort to turn away from our sinful ways. To receive God's forgiveness, you need only ask for it, accept it and forgive yourself and turn from it entirely.

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Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do. Thanks for reading, Godbless!

Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #3

You Can't Run from the Lord

Jonah 1

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 3) "But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord."