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Jonah chapter 3, verse 3. So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to the word of the Lord.

Now, obviously, this could have happened in Jonah chapter 1, verse 3, and this book would be

completely different in the Bible. But after a journey to the sea and into the belly of a fish,

Jonah is delivered from the consequences of his sin. And God says, now go to Nineveh. What I

told you to do in the beginning, in verse 3 says Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to

the word of the Lord. And when I read that verse, I just think I so want that to be the commentary

of my life. Don't you? And just put your name in there. So Jonah arose. So David arose. And

so just put your name in there arose and went according to the word of the Lord. Everything I do,

everything you do would be according to God's word. I think about praying through this chapter

specifically when I was making a significant decision in my life and just saying, God, I just want

to do whatever you want me to do, help me to do whatever you want me to do. And I think right now

today, I want the same. God, I want to do whatever you want me to do. I want to live today,

according to your word. I want the commentary of my life. I want to hear you say, God, well done,

good and faithful servant. You did what I told you to do. Oh God, I pray for this in my life. And

we pray for this in each of our lives today. Help us to do according to your word to live in obedience

to your word and your spirit today to live as Jesus would live in us to think like you Jesus to

desire what you desire to speak in ways that glorify you and to walk according to your word to

run from sin and temptation to live in holiness and to proclaim the gospel to share the good

news of your grace to do what you told us to do to make disciples of the nations. God,

we pray that this would be the commentary of our lives. However you lead us, God, we confess as we

pray for unreached people every day that we have not done this. We've not done according to your

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