Every Day is a Do-Over

Jonah 3:1

Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time….

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The biblical authors are masters of spare, ironic detail. I just love how the author of Jonah reminds us that God’s word had to come to Jonah “a second time”. We know that the reason the Lord had to speak to Jonah twice is because of Jonah’s disobedience!

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As chapter 3 begins, the Lord gives Jonah another chance to get it right.

Recently, there have been a few times as a day drew to a close that I found myself praying, “Lord, please give me another day to get this right.”

And, when the morning came, it was like God gave me a do-over.

But, it’s the same literally every day, isn’t it?

Every new day is a do-over.

Don’t waste it today.