“Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.”  

Jonah 2:8

I love the story of Jonah for a myriad of reasons.  It is a memorable story to start with, but what I am drawn to is the greatest revival the world, at that time, had ever experienced.  Over 120,000 people turned to God and avoided judgment.  The most amazing thing about the whole story though is that Jonah did not once tell the people to repent.  Not one time.  For three days, he walked through Nineveh proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”  (more…)