WHO DOES THE ULTIMATE POWER BELONGS TO?

Power belongs to God not man!

(Jonah 1:1-2; 3:1-10; 4:11).

Assyria and its capitol Nineveh: It is said, “the Assyrians had a brutal and oppressive reputation”.

Modern day Nineveh: who are they and where can they be found? What are some of the things they are doing to cause harm to others / the innocent? 

If God is warning them are they listening and will they repent by turning away from evil and stop causing harm to others? The bible says, “People should cry loudly to God. Everyone must turn away from evil living and stop doing harm all the time”. (Jonah 3:8b).

When I was a boy growing up, some Politicians used to come into our village around election time, with their loud speakers blaring power! power! power! However, on one occasion an elderly lady standing on the side of the road from the crowd shouted out, “Power belongs to God! Only God has power”!

 I never forgot that.  You realize more and more that no matter how powerful a person or a country may become, God has the ultimate power to determine his purpose here on earth! You agree with me?

When we take a look at the world stage today, we can’t help but see, some political leaders, and countries who are taking center stage, For example, the current crisis in Eastern Europe.  Well, one might say, that’s the way the world goes. However, I wish for you to take a closer look with me at the city of Nineveh Mentioned in the Holy bible.

1.-Nineveh was built by a very powerful man whose name was Nimrod.

(Genesis 10: 8-11) ⁸ Cush also had a descendant named Nimrod, who became a very powerful man on earth. ⁹ He was a great hunter before the Lord, which is why people say someone is “like Nimrod, a great hunter before the Lord.” ¹⁰ At first Nimrod’s kingdom covered Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Babylonia. ¹¹ From there he went to Assyria, where he built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, and Calah.

2. Nineveh was a very great city but  the people were very wicked.

(Jonah 1:1-2) (NCV)

The Lord spoke his word to Jonah son of Amittai: ² “Get up, go to the great city of Nineveh, and preach against it, because I see the evil things they do.”

3. Nineveh was on God’s time table to be destroyed so He made sure to send Jonah the preacher to warned them.

 (Jonah 3:1-4) (NCV) God Calls and Jonah Obeys

1.The Lord spoke his word to Jonah again and said, ² “Get up, go to the great city Nineveh, and preach to it what I tell you to say.”

³ So Jonah obeyed the Lord and got up and went to Nineveh. It was a very large city; just to walk across it took a person three days. ⁴ After Jonah had entered the city and walked for one day, he preached to the people, saying, “After forty days, Nineveh will be destroyed!”

4. The people of Nineveh believed God because they knew God had all the power to destroy their city with them in it .        

 ^{(Jonah 3:5a) 5.} The people of Nineveh believed God.

5. The people of Nineveh (both important and none important ones alike) announced a fast to seek God’s mercy at such a time.

^{(Jonah 3: 5-) 5.}The people of Nineveh believed God. They announced that they would fast for a while, and they put on rough cloth to show their sadness. All the people in the city did this, from the most important to the least important.

6. -Nineveh had a king / government leader who had a listening ear for warning from God.    (Jonah 3:6).

⁶ When the king of Nineveh heard this news, he got up from his throne, took off his robe, and covered himself with rough cloth and sat in ashes to show how upset he was.

7. Nineveah’s king at the time was well aware of the great power of the Almighty God of heaven and earth and took actions to save himself and his nation from the anger of God.

(Jonah 3:7).

⁷ He sent this announcement through Nineveh:By command of the king and his important men: No person or animal, herd or flock, will be allowed to taste anything. Do not let them eat food or drink water.

8. Nineveh’s. King was also aware that the people were evil and causing harm to others. So now he decreed that everyone should repent so they will not die. (vs-8-9).

 ⁸ But every person and animal should be covered with rough cloth, and people should cry loudly to God.

Everyone must turn away from evil living and stop doing harm all the time. ⁹ Who knows? Maybe God will change his mind. Maybe he will stop being angry, and then we will not die.

9. Nineveh its king and people were given extended mercy from God after He saw what they did. 

(Jonah 3:10). ¹⁰ When God saw what the people did, that they stopped doing evil, he changed his mind and did not do what he had warned. He did not punish them.

10. The people of Nineveh did not know better therefore, God showed His concern for them at the time.  

 (Jonah 4:11) Then shouldn’t I show concern for the great city Nineveh, which has more than one hundred twenty thousand people who do not know right from wrong, and many animals, too?”

In Closing: Power belongs to God! God does not want to punish us but wants us to repent by turning away from evil living and stop causing harm all the time!

Think! Think! and think again! Repent and smile!!!

God will extend His mercy to you as He did for Nineveh its King and its people and will not destroy you and your city Nineveh!

Say this prayer out loud and mean it from your heart: “Lord Jesus I need you! Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive you as my Savior and Lord. Take control of my life, make me the kind of person you want me to be. Amen”

                                * God Bless You!

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