Jesus is Real Radio with Daniel Fusco

God is the judge of all the earth, and He can do what He sees fit. That’s hard for us to come to terms with…because we want our own way. As we’ve followed Jonah, we’ve seen how God either delivers or destroys. Today, Pastor Daniel will continue to teach us about how similarly we deal with God in the same way as Jonah…his experience seems far removed from our own, but it’s not. God uses our circumstances to teach us about Himself…and ourselves.

We live in a world where people do terrible things. There are groups of people who hold beliefs that we can’t understand. Imagine a group of people who you feel are deserving of death. Now, put yourself on that list. As Pastor Daniel will teach today, the most amazing part of God’s character is the part that we can’t understand: that He forgives ALL. Jonah hated the people of Nineveh and didn’t want them forgiven...because he knew God would.

God’s message of judgment is delivered to people who are lost, and who may be doing great wrongs. Those people aren’t easy to love, though if you have God’s heart they are the people you should reach out to. As Pastor Daniel points out today, most people don’t want to reach out to a Muslim country, but would rather go on a mission to Hawaii. Jonah didn’t want to go to Nineveh because the people were rebellious...but they needed God.

When you experience extreme injustice, gravitating toward a God who will brings things to right makes sense. Most of us don’t have that experience, and so we don’t understand the judgment that a just God brings. As Pastor Daniel explains, we’re all under condemnation, and with Jesus, the light of the world…all that sinful stuff is exposed. Jesus knew what He was coming into, and His will is that everyone be saved from it.

God’s message of judgment is delivered to people who are lost, and who may be doing great wrongs. Those people aren’t easy to love, though if you have God’s heart they are the people you should reach out to. As Pastor Daniel points out today, most people don’t want to reach out to a Muslim country, but would rather go on a mission to Hawaii. Noah didn’t want to go to Nineveh because the people were rebellious...but they needed God.

Even in rebellion, or hopelessness, there’s a part of you that’s reaching out to God. Jonah was running from God, and was brought to a low point because of his own decisions...but he still called on His Father. If you’re at a low point in your life, Pastor Daniel will encourage you today through this story of reconciliation. If you’re sick you need a doctor, that’s exactly why you need Jesus...He’s the great physician for your soul.

This is the Audio for the Book Offer Interview with Pastor Daniel Fusco and Josh Brown.

The story of Jonah and the big fish is well-known, and it’s difficult to imagine a person in a more terrifying scenario. You’d think that if you were swallowed by a fish, you’d be praying...but Jonah was in the fish for three days and nights before he reached out to God. Today, Pastor Daniel considers what it means to pray, and the consequences of it. Jonah was running from God, but prayer brings you near to the Lord...and you have to change.

Our rebellion affects others, and sin has consequences. This is evidenced by the experience of Jonah as he fled from the presence of God. As Pastor Daniel teaches today, God’s ways are rebellious. That sounds contradictory, but the way that the Lord deals with Jonah proves that He will go to extreme measures to get through to us. But, those around us will be affected by the storm that surrounds our disobedience.

If you’re a believer, and God tells you to do something…it doesn’t always mean you’ll want to. As we’ll hear today, that’s the case with Jonah, as he not only refuses God’s direction…he flees the city completely. But as Pastor Daniel will explain, you can’t run from God. He has a reason for everything, and our reasons for not wanting to won’t make Him go away. His plans are always greater, better, and wiser…even when we can’t see it.