Nahum 3
Some sources (here and here) indicate that Nineveh was once a thriving and secure city, including the MacArthur Commentary, and 2 Kings 19:36 which indicates Nineveh as the home of at least one king. Whatever security and comfort any of us experience - it is not where we should place our faith, security and trust. Apart from God we have no good things, and as we have seen throughout the Bible, including Job, we can just as easily lose everything. Hurricane Florence is a recent example.
Help me God place my faith, trust, and security in You.
My Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are an amazing God who loves me and who has blessed me. Yet I am undeserving of such blessings. I daily miss the mark. Please forgive me Jesus and help me overcome and turn from such sin towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul, and mind and love others as You love me. Help me grow in my faith. Give Lisa and myself wisdom and strength. Please heal Lisa of her cancer and from the side effects of chemo. Help us lead Zach and Dustin to You Jesus and for them to choose You as their Lord and Savior. Please provide Godly friends and spouses to Zach and Dustin. Help me serve You, my family, my church, and others. Help me understand, be obedient to, and apply Your message for me today and every day.
All your fortresses are like fig trees with their first ripe fruit; when they are shaken, the figs fall into the mouth of the eater. v12
Some sources (here and here) indicate that Nineveh was once a thriving and secure city, including the MacArthur Commentary, and 2 Kings 19:36 which indicates Nineveh as the home of at least one king. Whatever security and comfort any of us experience - it is not where we should place our faith, security and trust. Apart from God we have no good things, and as we have seen throughout the Bible, including Job, we can just as easily lose everything. Hurricane Florence is a recent example.
Help me God place my faith, trust, and security in You.
My Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are an amazing God who loves me and who has blessed me. Yet I am undeserving of such blessings. I daily miss the mark. Please forgive me Jesus and help me overcome and turn from such sin towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul, and mind and love others as You love me. Help me grow in my faith. Give Lisa and myself wisdom and strength. Please heal Lisa of her cancer and from the side effects of chemo. Help us lead Zach and Dustin to You Jesus and for them to choose You as their Lord and Savior. Please provide Godly friends and spouses to Zach and Dustin. Help me serve You, my family, my church, and others. Help me understand, be obedient to, and apply Your message for me today and every day.
