The Word of God does not come to make us high, entice or to make us just feel good.  God does not waste words, neither does He speak for the sake of speaking because He has something to say. So when we hear a specific instruction from the Lord on a particular matter, our response should be like that of Abraham in Genesis 22: 1 – 3.  When we choose to deliberately disobey God’s specific instructions or commands, we open the door for the enemy to strike us (Ecclesiastes 10:8b).  To be a child of God means living the life of Christ and submitting our will to God’s will.  Jonah was told to go to Nineveh by God to warn them of the danger coming because of their sin. But Jonah chose to do the opposite by disobeying God.  

My worry here is that some of us have become too familiar with God ; His mercies and miracle of healing and restoration the way Jonah did, and we fall into disobedience by our way of response to God’s Words and instructions. God “may” have revealed to Jonah that if these people repent He will forgive them and not bring the disaster again (Ezekiel 18:23), so what’s the need of going there.  I believe this is the same position some of us come to and we choose not to go because it looks like a waste of time. Beloved God does not waste words, and to every assignment He is sending us. It’s a privilege and an honour that you and I have been chosen. It is not to be taken lightly. Any matter brought to us by God is weighty no matter how insignificant we may think of it.  To every obedience not only is there a blessing, it is also for us to lead others back to Him at that point or in the future. We are letters from Christ read by others, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. 

Prayer: O Lord help us not to become complacent when Your word comes and may we not become to acquainted with thy Voice that we take Your instructions for granted and become disobedient in Jesus name….Amen!!!