Jonah's warning to Nineveh was conditional: the city repented and God spared it. The speaker urges prophets and reformers to deliver hard truths with love, not anger, and to pray for gentleness when mercy wins out over judgment.
The warning prophet Jonah. Jonah 3:4-5, 40 days more and Nineveh shall be overthrown. And the people believed God. Jonah's message shows prophecy can be conditional. Did you hear that? Prophecy can be conditional. Repentance can rewrite judgment. Okay. Repentance can rewrite judgment. Watchmen and reformers who sense danger early, calling for repentance before crisis takes place, that's the Jonah type. God forms obedience and compassion in their hearts. But the pitfall to these men and women of God, you need to be aware of this, is anger when mercy wins. You should be aware of this. When mercy wins, do not be angry. Before sharing a warning, pray, Lord, give me your tone, not my temper. Deliver truth in love.
