So he said to them, “I am a Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” Jonah 1:9 NKJV
Jonah was caught in an act of flagrant rebellion. God had told him to preach repentance to the people of Nineveh. But Jonah didn’t like the Ninevites, so he took off in the opposite direction from where he was supposed to go.
When the tempest came and the sailors found out the cause – Jonah’s disobedience to God – they asked him to explain himself. The very first words from his mouth were a complete antithesis to his actions. “I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” Yet his behavior didn’t match his profession.
Most of us have heard the expression, “Practice what you preach.” If you genuinely believe what you say – what you profess – then your life, your actions, and behaviors should reflect accordingly. Don’t just talk the talk, walk the talk.
Prayer: Today, I choose to practice what I preach, Lord. May there be no discrepancy between what I profess and the way that I live out my faith in Christ. May my actions align with my testimony. In your name I pray, Amen.
Thought: Don’t let your life and your lips preach two different messages
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Born to an American father and a British mother, Renée Srch grew up in France where she obtained her French Baccalaureate. She attended IBME in Switzerland, graduating with a degree in Missions and Theology.
She is a wife, a mother to three boys, and a critter mom to two rescue dogs and fourteen rescue cats. Renée has led and taught writing workshops through the Ozarks Chapter of American Christian Writers and is currently a member of the Springfield Writer’s Guild and Sleuth's Ink, in Springfield, Mo.
Renée has published thirteen books under her given name. She also writes suspense novels under pen name R.J. Dawkins. She writes across genres and for all age groups. Her brand is Wholesome Books for the Whole Family. Besides her own books, she has contributed to four Chicken Soup for the Soul books, two anthologies, and published numerous magazine articles. She has received several awards, among which was an award from Writer’s Digest for her personal essay, Treasures from the Sea, and Global Library Award and Book Cover Award for Miracle Moments; Helping the Rescued Become the Rescuers. Her children’s book, It’s Dark in the Ark, was a number one bestseller on Amazon.
You can learn more about her work at www.ReneeVajkoSrch.com, https://www.facebook.com/ReneeVajkoSrch
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