Brother I appreciate this work but as a brother in Christ, and as scripture tells me I must do. I rebuke you sternly for such harsh and coarse language, the cuss word at 5:05 we as Christians must be set apart from the world as much as possible. Even in speech. Now, I say this because you might not know it. But we ate called to being seprate from the world. Let us not speak in such ways, only use speech that is useful for building up and edifying the church, as well as words that are acceptable to Christ. Love you brother keep striving for the Glory of Christ, but, be weary of the world and its clever devices. Be careful to not let the water of the polluted waves fill your vessel, it is good for a ship to be out in the sea, but for the sea to be in the ship is the beginning of tragedies. So be careful and avoid what you may listen to that may seep such words into your heart. Music or the people around. You cannot fully distance from the world for this is sin also. And I understand you may live with family that uses filthy language as I but these are no excuse. Glorify Christ and may you The Lord sanctify you completely. May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always. Amen.
Thank you for putting this comment down. I had no idea ‘piss’ was considered a cuss word and said it in ignorance. I’ll be sure to change the way I speak and I wanted to pin this so everyone knows and can learn from my mistake.
@@orlando-kang It's not that it's a "cuss word," it's that it's unclean language unbefitting of a child of God. (I also still struggle with this and am going through reworking my entire vocabulary common vocabulary as such) May the grace of Jesus be with you.
@Orlando-Kang I am happy the Lord allowed me to aid you brother. I look forward to your next videos! Soli Deo Gloria, and again, may the Lord Christ Jesus's love, mercy, snd grace be with you always! And may the strength of the Spirit be present continually, and may God bless your ministry for The glory and extolling of His precious and thrice Holy name! May it be done to edify His blood-bought children and build His bride (the church) up, may His glorious Gospel be presented to all, and may you grow mightily and strongly In the faith and scriptures of God. Love you brother! Never stop pressing on the pilgrims trail, and never, especially, ever forget the mercy, love, and beutiful all sufficient sacrifice on the Cross, the reseruction of He, Christ Jesus, never forget that His, His grace, His love, through faith alone in Him by His grand and merciful work is what saves you and that His grace keeps you, His spirit that seals you, always cling to Christ brother, never look to anything else even your own works. Glory to God, and goodnight. Rest well, and labor hard for God's glory alone (My pen name)- Fugent Garretiano Calvinus, P.s. Remember always from 2nd Timothy 2:13, Christ is always faithful, even when we are faithless. As I love to say, in latin, "Ad Semper Fidelis Lesus Est Christus."
@@ReedemedServantOfChristJesuswhat words should've he use instead of 'pissed of'? English is not my native and I've never seen the expression 'pissed of' as a cuss or any other bad word 'unfit for christian vocabulary.
@EjnarRaidriar neat, I wonder which language is your primary? well, there are ceirtantly many words. I suggest buying a thesaurus, I use the Rogets Super Thesaurus and also the Oxfords Writers Thesarus for writing, sermons, or studies/vocabulary. Here are some words: Angry, mad, enraged, infuriated, indignant, vexed, fuming, wrath/wrathful, livid, volcanic, furious, irked, seething, heated, and ciertantly more. The word itself that was used is a crude term. I'm aware if you say it frequently in front of church group it will quickly illicit a response that is most unfavorable. Most importantly, the scriptures point to a pure and clean speech. One that is not rough, coarse, rude, or vulgar. Now we are not perfect, that's why we need the grace and mercy of God and Jesus Christ, but we must strive for purity in every way, from physical purity (abuse or unlawful use of the gifts of God) , to mental purity, to vocal purity. What I'm getting at is as I said to our brother. We must use speech that is to edify and build up the church, to glorify God in all ways. If my speech is rough and crude then how can I glorify God with my speech? I'm not saying we must speak like scholars or as scribes and wise men but I propose to abstain from speech that is unglorifying to God in general, speech that doesn't help, that doesn't build up or help the church nor does it help seperate you from the world. We shouldn't talk like or act like the world. We are saved from the world's destruction and end because of Christ, why should we return to Egypt? (a biblical picture of bondage if you are unaware). So in short, we shouldn't have any language unhelpful for the church, not laced with salt, and we shouldn't have speech that brings no glory to God. And lastly, yes that specific word is considered a cuss word. I hope you have a wonderful day and I helped :) love you and have a great day, glorify God in all ways!
We all were blind brother. We all were. I denounced God once claiming “Everything I had was because of me.” Etc. I ventured into other religions and my life went downhill and I eventually lost everything even my marriage was almost lost…. I was broken, depressed, crippling anxiety, suicidal thoughts… I gave up… I came back to God on my knees one day saying if he was real… Show me and I’ll do anything he ask. He restored my heart, cleansed me of depression, crippling anxiety, etc. And filled me with PEACE, Joy, etc. Right there and then! Overtime, my wife saw the change in me and my marriage became restored better than it ever was! I’m making big changes, such as moving on our own and having Jobs that pays more than I ever had before. Even in the amidst of chaos, I trust in God. I believe he pulled me closer to him and put me through my trial. I don’t know how to get other non-believers to believe my testimony but this is what actually happened to me. It was so beyond my understanding but I realized he’s always been there..
Things i picked out 1. We are all really God's babies and granted so, he has soo much more wisdom and experience than we can imagine. 2. We need to work on our empathy toward one another in the body of Christ and for those who still haven't found their faith in Jesus. 3. We should remember at all times that we were saved by grace and should never condemn others who maybe haven't come to that knowledge yet. 4. We are sons of God, joint heirs with Jesus, let's live like we know it.
Thank you for being vulnerable & sharing your heart with us. It's so beautiful how the Lord has changed you & is healing you! Praise the Lord & thank you for blessing us with these encouraging words.
Thank you so much for your story. I, too, didn't feel like we are worthy of His love and compassion but He gave it to me anyway. Now, I look upon others as, maybe just a little lost like I was. The Holy Spirit called me back and, with His help and guidance, I am finding my way Home.
I have experience the same Ran away from god I also feared for my life ti be taken away But nothing happened But i then went back to christ I felt angered and i felt egotistical But god ❤ never leaves us or forsakes us ❤
I’ve been having fun on vacation but i realized that I’ve been having too much fun and I haven’t been spending time with my God and it seems like I only spend time with him on Fridays and Saturdays (sabbath) I want to spend time with Him every day but I go astray from Him so easily. And I tell him I’ll do better but I don’t, because I’m going in a never ending cycle
Praying for you. Because I was a similar way! It brought me so low , but God saved me and now I can’t even go a day or night without spending time with the Lord! Keep praying and keep seeking after Him 😍 it will all make sense soon🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 it will be amazing !!!
Thank you so much for this message. My grandma was curious to know what you were saying since I was so intrigued and focused that I had to translate for her. You are blessed and highly favored, and just as God has ministered in your life he will use you and your testimony to get to know God. God bless and keep going! She told me to tell you " sometimes bad things happens so God can glorify himself". Take care!🤗
How timely. I can’t remember why I picked up my tablet but literally not too long I saw something that made my blood boil. I was just speaking with God about it when I saw this video and was prompted to watch it. I wouldn’t go into details but like Jonah I felt so much disdain (yet awe) at God’s mercy, patience and love especially at the memory that many years back I did something similar as this person when I did not know my right hand from my left. God was in His right to judge me too, but He showed His kindness instead. It’s strange a resentful side of me wants God to strike me too, just to be even, but I don’t think that was God’s intention with this. Thanks for posting this now, given me a lot to think about.
I’m glad to hear it and I know that feeling too. Sometimes I feel the exact same way, wanting God to strike me, his mercy is something I still struggle with. Thanks for writing this.
Love u my brother good on u preach the word God loves u. You belong to God so let's love one an other. I'm from NewZealand I'm 71 years old I hear u. I'm praying for u. Gods got some amazing things to do for him trust him. Matt 6:33.
Dude this is such a beautiful testimony. Thank you SO much for sharing, everyone needs to hear this. God is so amazing and you’re one of the many living proves of that!! You’re serving your mission very well❤ Thank you for all that you share to many in need! This is going in my playlist for sure!
Beautiful testimony, brother. God has performed an amazing work in you. It’s an honor to witness. While I was watching, this verse came to mind: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (ESV) God of All Comfort 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. All of your experiences have a purpose in Christ Jesus. God bless you and keep you, dear brother in Christ. 🩷
The book of Jonah really opens up when you start reading it as a dark comedy about the state of Israeli religiosity leading up to the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles. Ninevah being the capital of Assyria, Jonah's reaction is the expected one when commanded to warn one's own, quite dangerous enemy that God has it in for them. The next thing to notice is that everyone except Jonah behaves toward God in the way we ought to expect an Israelite to. The mariners offer sacrifice to God and pledge obedience to him even after the danger is avoided. Ninevah repents at once when told of God's coming wrath, a profound contrast to how Israel treated its prophets. This is an ironic parody of Israel's hard-heartedness at the time, that even the worst people around, the Assyrians, make for better Israelites than the Israelites. The final thing to notice is how blown out of proportion the world is. There's a big fish. The city of Nineveh is so big that it takes a three day journey to get through (not a feasible size in the ancient world). Then, when Jonah gives the worst sermon in history, everyone repents harder than any people have ever repented. It's so over the top, that the king even requires livestock to fast! This is pure, overthetop silliness, and that's the point. Nineveh doesn't even know their right from their left, but they still know well enough to know when they're in trouble and how to fix it. How stupid must Israel be not to respond likewise when God's wrath is threatened against them? The end always seemed strange to me. Why does God mention the cattle? If you read it as a comedy, it functions like a callback to a joke made earlier, like in modern day standup routines. Because the idea of cattle fasting and praying is funny, the end is meant to double down on the joke to both call it back into the mind of the reader and to add another layer: God actually considered the fasting of the cattle, and he says that this was part of the reason he withheld his wrath!
I find a lot of the stories in the Bible quite funny. Like when the apostles are in the boat during the storm and they see the Lord walking on the water and they get scared because they think hes a ghost.
I’m so thankful God doesn’t do anything outside of His Will and doesn’t bend to every whim or thought we have. He is so much wiser and more just and merciful than us. God bless you. He has. Amen.
Thank you Orlando what a blessing you are to the body of Christ. Your honesty and compassion for others is so very special and has touched my heart. My husband and me share this facebook account. Please continue as the Lord leads to do more videos. You i believe are doing a valuable work for the Lord.
God is using you my brother. Every of your videos comes in the exact right moment in my life. God bless you abundantly and let you grow in His love. I'm looking forward to seeing your next video.
One day, God will remove the fear from our souls, and then we will no longer be selfish and fearful of standing out, or of opening our hearts to those around us, or speaking the things we truly feel. Perhaps then, we will be capable of the true form of selflessness, love, and compassion that God shows us. Thank you so much for sharing yoir testimony.
I’m thankful the Lord saved you and gave you another chance! Thank you for this video and please continue to make these videos. God is using you for a good reason to reach others ❤️ God bless you! Dont give up :)
I'm scared. I'm worried im falling away from god. God says I'm going to be ok and that I just need to lay lay my burdens down,and trust in him. Idk what I need to do. I just want to be with jesus
You’re already on a very good path right now. God has given you exactly what you need to do. Mathew 7: 7-8 says “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” Could you explain exactly how you feel you’re falling away from God?
I am scared too, seeing how I am falling away too… I feel overwhelmed, stressed and even if I try to go to God bc I KNOW he can calm me. Its like its to much and fall back to old habits and bad thoughts. I am going depressed, cant see the light or hope anymore. I know I can trust him and that he is there for me, but I dont know why I cant do anything go back to him, to let him help him. Its so difficult to just read or pray to him, I get overwhelmed and cant handle it so I just put it a side… I miss how I was with God, I miss the faith and hope that I had… I dont know what to do anymore, I cant handle my emotions anymore
Don’t worry, He’s there for you. Don’t let the attacks from the enemy get to you. They are super scary and confusing I know, but as you obey to God and stick trough with him, storms will turn into beautiful skies. I believe in you, I sincerely hope you’re doing better❤ I can sense and I sometimes relate to the distress in your message, so I really feel for you and wish yhe best for you. You’re never alone. You’re on the right path🫂💖
@@cerdaserezade3202 Times like these are really scary, but you aren’t alone in them. Many have been trough the same things, and God is always with you❤ I honestly just recommend crying with Him whenever you feel really down. Vent to Him like a friend and Father, give all of your burdens to Him. When you feel like you’re alone and no one can save you anymore, He’s still there feeling it with you. He’s there for you. Don’t be ashamed of straying away, the fact you seek Him is a really good sign that you aren’t very far. You just need to stick trough. I believe in you🫂💖
I love u my dear brother in christ. I bought up my grandson on my own hes doing wellbwe bothervread the word together he is 14 dis year. Wow u r amazing come to.newzealand. lovecto meet u.
Great video and message! One thing to consider is that the description of those that could not discern their right from their left could be describing young children, infants, babies, etc. Especially based on the number given. Ninevah likely had a much larger population overall. Anyway, that's just a theory but excellent video and challenge for us today. God bless brother!
This so an important episode, thanks! Most probably Jonah said this prayer from a parallel reality as his body was in semi-digested form at that time. For there have never been an eating tract of an animal providing oxygen and absence of digestive ferments to survive at least an hour. He was dead - it’s incredible but possible, and in this light it is more similar to Christ’s soulless body. Thats why Jesus referred to Jonah’s story!
Great video. 🙂 But I think it is important for us to know what I read in a Catholic commentary (I am not Catholic though), namely that the Book of Jonah was not written as a historical book. It was written as a fictional satire, and read as a fictional satire by the Jews, not as a "true" story of someone swallowed by a fish or a whale. Still, the Sign of Jonah that Jesus mentioned still works even if it is fictional.
@@dahliaherrod4301 I don't know but it took it as a fact. I have also seen a Christian educational video in Hungarian, it also talked about this book as being fictional. I suppose it is widely accepted that it is fictional, or is it not?
@@andrasifj.laszlovszky5707 I've never heard of it being fictional. Maybe it is an allegory but I'd want more evidence to support that theory. Most of the Bible is NOT allegorical so why assume that Jonah is?
@@dahliaherrod4301 I think the opposite, most of the Bible is allegorical even if the events are true. The true events make allegory. But sadly, I don't know the background of this. Maybe once, I will find a good presentation about it.
Orlando, like Ecclesiastes, great stuff. Warning! Work on your need to make up for not doing enough for God in the past. Next time you hear it say, "Be gone in Jesus name." Say it every day if you need to. Don't fall into the trap of doing too much.
Jonah didnt want to tell those people in Nevada about God,because he didnt want dem forgiven because he thought deycwere bad people. Werent worthy to b forgiven b1ut not in Gods eye he loves everyone an he loves us.
I haven't heard that before. An interesting idea but then how does he pray to God in the belly of the fish if he is dead. Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, saying ........ Jonah 2.1
@@AL-fl5cj because st Paul also died by stoning and was resurrected. Because its a figure of Christ. Because im not a protestant and we have Doctors and Fathers of the Church to teach us
@@vonmusel6158 We are going to have to agree to disagree because I believe God's word the Holy Bible is the authority and not supposedly holy men. If these things are so why doesn't the Bible say it? It says the crowd supposed he was dead. Not every one has to be killed and resurrected exactly like Jesus. His death paid for the sins of Paul and Jonah. When Jesus likens himself to Jonah he said " just as Jonah was 3 days and 3 nights in the the belly of the great fish so the Son of man will be 3 days and 3 nights in the heart of the earth" the similarity is the 3 days and nights. The difference is Jesus was in the grave IE he was dead. Jonah was not in the grave he was in a fish which FYI is not the grave. You cannot praise God when you are dead so why can you pray. This is pergatory I assume. Which is not in the Bible. The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any who go down into silence. Ps115:17 Read your Bible. "Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am the worst" Saint Paul. (1 Timothy 1.15)
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Brother I appreciate this work but as a brother in Christ, and as scripture tells me I must do. I rebuke you sternly for such harsh and coarse language, the cuss word at 5:05 we as Christians must be set apart from the world as much as possible. Even in speech. Now, I say this because you might not know it. But we ate called to being seprate from the world. Let us not speak in such ways, only use speech that is useful for building up and edifying the church, as well as words that are acceptable to Christ. Love you brother keep striving for the Glory of Christ, but, be weary of the world and its clever devices. Be careful to not let the water of the polluted waves fill your vessel, it is good for a ship to be out in the sea, but for the sea to be in the ship is the beginning of tragedies. So be careful and avoid what you may listen to that may seep such words into your heart. Music or the people around. You cannot fully distance from the world for this is sin also. And I understand you may live with family that uses filthy language as I but these are no excuse. Glorify Christ and may you The Lord sanctify you completely. May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always. Amen.
Thank you for putting this comment down. I had no idea ‘piss’ was considered a cuss word and said it in ignorance. I’ll be sure to change the way I speak and I wanted to pin this so everyone knows and can learn from my mistake.
@@orlando-kang It's not that it's a "cuss word," it's that it's unclean language unbefitting of a child of God.
(I also still struggle with this and am going through reworking my entire vocabulary common vocabulary as such)
May the grace of Jesus be with you.
@Orlando-Kang I am happy the Lord allowed me to aid you brother. I look forward to your next videos! Soli Deo Gloria, and again, may the Lord Christ Jesus's love, mercy, snd grace be with you always! And may the strength of the Spirit be present continually, and may God bless your ministry for The glory and extolling of His precious and thrice Holy name! May it be done to edify His blood-bought children and build His bride (the church) up, may His glorious Gospel be presented to all, and may you grow mightily and strongly In the faith and scriptures of God. Love you brother! Never stop pressing on the pilgrims trail, and never, especially, ever forget the mercy, love, and beutiful all sufficient sacrifice on the Cross, the reseruction of He, Christ Jesus, never forget that His, His grace, His love, through faith alone in Him by His grand and merciful work is what saves you and that His grace keeps you, His spirit that seals you, always cling to Christ brother, never look to anything else even your own works.
Glory to God, and goodnight. Rest well, and labor hard for God's glory alone
(My pen name)- Fugent Garretiano Calvinus,
P.s. Remember always from 2nd Timothy 2:13, Christ is always faithful, even when we are faithless.
As I love to say, in latin, "Ad Semper Fidelis Lesus Est Christus."
@@ReedemedServantOfChristJesuswhat words should've he use instead of 'pissed of'? English is not my native and I've never seen the expression 'pissed of' as a cuss or any other bad word 'unfit for christian vocabulary.
@EjnarRaidriar neat, I wonder which language is your primary? well, there are ceirtantly many words. I suggest buying a thesaurus, I use the Rogets Super Thesaurus and also the Oxfords Writers Thesarus for writing, sermons, or studies/vocabulary. Here are some words:
Angry, mad, enraged, infuriated, indignant, vexed, fuming, wrath/wrathful, livid, volcanic, furious, irked, seething, heated, and ciertantly more.
The word itself that was used is a crude term. I'm aware if you say it frequently in front of church group it will quickly illicit a response that is most unfavorable. Most importantly, the scriptures point to a pure and clean speech. One that is not rough, coarse, rude, or vulgar. Now we are not perfect, that's why we need the grace and mercy of God and Jesus Christ, but we must strive for purity in every way, from physical purity (abuse or unlawful use of the gifts of God) , to mental purity, to vocal purity. What I'm getting at is as I said to our brother. We must use speech that is to edify and build up the church, to glorify God in all ways. If my speech is rough and crude then how can I glorify God with my speech? I'm not saying we must speak like scholars or as scribes and wise men but I propose to abstain from speech that is unglorifying to God in general, speech that doesn't help, that doesn't build up or help the church nor does it help seperate you from the world. We shouldn't talk like or act like the world. We are saved from the world's destruction and end because of Christ, why should we return to Egypt? (a biblical picture of bondage if you are unaware).
So in short, we shouldn't have any language unhelpful for the church, not laced with salt, and we shouldn't have speech that brings no glory to God. And lastly, yes that specific word is considered a cuss word.
I hope you have a wonderful day and I helped :) love you and have a great day, glorify God in all ways!
We all were blind brother. We all were. I denounced God once claiming “Everything I had was because of me.” Etc. I ventured into other religions and my life went downhill and I eventually lost everything even my marriage was almost lost…. I was broken, depressed, crippling anxiety, suicidal thoughts… I gave up… I came back to God on my knees one day saying if he was real… Show me and I’ll do anything he ask. He restored my heart, cleansed me of depression, crippling anxiety, etc. And filled me with PEACE, Joy, etc. Right there and then! Overtime, my wife saw the change in me and my marriage became restored better than it ever was! I’m making big changes, such as moving on our own and having Jobs that pays more than I ever had before. Even in the amidst of chaos, I trust in God. I believe he pulled me closer to him and put me through my trial.
I don’t know how to get other non-believers to believe my testimony but this is what actually happened to me. It was so beyond my understanding but I realized he’s always been there..
W AMEN
This is such a beautiful testimony! Thank you so much for sharing!!❤ God bless you and your mariage, God is so good!
@@ClassyGamesTM AMEN
Things i picked out
1. We are all really God's babies and granted so, he has soo much more wisdom and experience than we can imagine.
2. We need to work on our empathy toward one another in the body of Christ and for those who still haven't found their faith in Jesus.
3. We should remember at all times that we were saved by grace and should never condemn others who maybe haven't come to that knowledge yet.
4. We are sons of God, joint heirs with Jesus, let's live like we know it.
100% to all your points
❤@@orlando-kang
@Winfredj woah everthing u have been saying has been on my mind recently 😅
Amen! Thank you for sharing!!
Radical Empathy. It’s truly life changing.
AMEN
currently going through Jonah in youth group on Wednesday nights so this is cool
Thank you for being vulnerable & sharing your heart with us. It's so beautiful how the Lord has changed you & is healing you! Praise the Lord & thank you for blessing us with these encouraging words.
Your vulnerability means a lot. I really feel see when I watch your videos. I love you brother!
It's awesome when you can relate to The Bible!!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing! The work Christ is doing in your life is an encouragement!
Thank you so much for your story. I, too, didn't feel like we are worthy of His love and compassion but He gave it to me anyway. Now, I look upon others as, maybe just a little lost like I was. The Holy Spirit called me back and, with His help and guidance, I am finding my way Home.
Powerful testimony and brilliant discussion. Thank you
Brother, your videos impact me very deeply. I’m so grateful to you for making them. God bless you.
Thank you for being so real, it really helps to see and hear someone wrestling with God.
God has compassion for them just like he has compassion for me is such a simple but profound reminder 🙌🏼
God bless you brother❤
Brother you bless me immensely with your teachings. Thank you 🙏🏽
Thank you for such a strong, honest and loving testimony!! You have really touched my heart!!!
I have experience the same
Ran away from god
I also feared for my life ti be taken away
But nothing happened
But i then went back to christ
I felt angered and i felt egotistical
But god ❤ never leaves us or forsakes us ❤
God is amazing❤
I’ve been having fun on vacation but i realized that I’ve been having too much fun and I haven’t been spending time with my God and it seems like I only spend time with him on Fridays and Saturdays (sabbath) I want to spend time with Him every day but I go astray from Him so easily. And I tell him I’ll do better but I don’t, because I’m going in a never ending cycle
Praying for you. Because I was a similar way! It brought me so low , but God saved me and now I can’t even go a day or night without spending time with the Lord! Keep praying and keep seeking after Him 😍 it will all make sense soon🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 it will be amazing !!!
@@rosy4646 thank you my friend 🙏🏾💕
You are doing good work brother! Appreciate it.
Thank you so much for this message. My grandma was curious to know what you were saying since I was so intrigued and focused that I had to translate for her. You are blessed and highly favored, and just as God has ministered in your life he will use you and your testimony to get to know God. God bless and keep going! She told me to tell you " sometimes bad things happens so God can glorify himself". Take care!🤗
God bless you, young man.
How timely. I can’t remember why I picked up my tablet but literally not too long I saw something that made my blood boil. I was just speaking with God about it when I saw this video and was prompted to watch it. I wouldn’t go into details but like Jonah I felt so much disdain (yet awe) at God’s mercy, patience and love especially at the memory that many years back I did something similar as this person when I did not know my right hand from my left. God was in His right to judge me too, but He showed His kindness instead. It’s strange a resentful side of me wants God to strike me too, just to be even, but I don’t think that was God’s intention with this. Thanks for posting this now, given me a lot to think about.
I’m glad to hear it and I know that feeling too. Sometimes I feel the exact same way, wanting God to strike me, his mercy is something I still struggle with. Thanks for writing this.
Love u my brother good on u preach the word God loves u. You belong to God so let's love one an other. I'm from NewZealand I'm 71 years old I hear u. I'm praying for u. Gods got some amazing things to do for him trust him. Matt 6:33.
Prayers for you as you move closer to Christ and I ask for prayers for me as I also take the same journey
You are very passionate about what you do. God bless you.
Dude this is such a beautiful testimony. Thank you SO much for sharing, everyone needs to hear this. God is so amazing and you’re one of the many living proves of that!! You’re serving your mission very well❤ Thank you for all that you share to many in need! This is going in my playlist for sure!
Beautiful testimony, brother. God has performed an amazing work in you. It’s an honor to witness. While I was watching, this verse came to mind:
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (ESV)
God of All Comfort
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
All of your experiences have a purpose in Christ Jesus. God bless you and keep you, dear brother in Christ. 🩷
This opened my eyes a little more :') I hope it does the same for my loved ones too.. 'Jonah' is so great, for maturing people
You are truly blessed. You have big things ahead of you. Don’t give up. You are blessed beyond measures. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
God Bless You,Orlando
Thanks for sharing. God bless you
Great testimony and great discussion of Jonah. Thank you for sharing!
ahhhaaaaa! A drunk farmer smoking a Marlboro. God has a great sense of humor and I’m glad you got the message.
The book of Jonah really opens up when you start reading it as a dark comedy about the state of Israeli religiosity leading up to the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles. Ninevah being the capital of Assyria, Jonah's reaction is the expected one when commanded to warn one's own, quite dangerous enemy that God has it in for them.
The next thing to notice is that everyone except Jonah behaves toward God in the way we ought to expect an Israelite to. The mariners offer sacrifice to God and pledge obedience to him even after the danger is avoided. Ninevah repents at once when told of God's coming wrath, a profound contrast to how Israel treated its prophets. This is an ironic parody of Israel's hard-heartedness at the time, that even the worst people around, the Assyrians, make for better Israelites than the Israelites.
The final thing to notice is how blown out of proportion the world is. There's a big fish. The city of Nineveh is so big that it takes a three day journey to get through (not a feasible size in the ancient world). Then, when Jonah gives the worst sermon in history, everyone repents harder than any people have ever repented. It's so over the top, that the king even requires livestock to fast! This is pure, overthetop silliness, and that's the point. Nineveh doesn't even know their right from their left, but they still know well enough to know when they're in trouble and how to fix it. How stupid must Israel be not to respond likewise when God's wrath is threatened against them?
The end always seemed strange to me. Why does God mention the cattle? If you read it as a comedy, it functions like a callback to a joke made earlier, like in modern day standup routines. Because the idea of cattle fasting and praying is funny, the end is meant to double down on the joke to both call it back into the mind of the reader and to add another layer: God actually considered the fasting of the cattle, and he says that this was part of the reason he withheld his wrath!
I think the Assyrians thought Jonah was a god because he was seen being vomited out of the fish onto the beach?
I find a lot of the stories in the Bible quite funny. Like when the apostles are in the boat during the storm and they see the Lord walking on the water and they get scared because they think hes a ghost.
Heartfelt and honest. Thanks, brother.
Amazing to hear this bro🙏🏽
God is so compassionate and kind to us all.
I’m so thankful God doesn’t do anything outside of His Will and doesn’t bend to every whim or thought we have. He is so much wiser and more just and merciful than us. God bless you. He has. Amen.
Wow what a compelling story. It brought me to tears. May God continue to bless, keep and use you 🙏🏽💚
Amen love this God bless you
Orlando means so much to ke
His videos make me feel less alone❤
Thank you Orlando what a blessing you are to the body of Christ. Your honesty and compassion for others is so very special and has touched my heart. My husband and me share this facebook account. Please continue as the Lord leads to do more videos. You i believe are doing a valuable work for the Lord.
Thank you for sharing Orlando, your testimony is very powerful.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever!
God is using you my brother. Every of your videos comes in the exact right moment in my life. God bless you abundantly and let you grow in His love. I'm looking forward to seeing your next video.
One day, God will remove the fear from our souls, and then we will no longer be selfish and fearful of standing out, or of opening our hearts to those around us, or speaking the things we truly feel. Perhaps then, we will be capable of the true form of selflessness, love, and compassion that God shows us.
Thank you so much for sharing yoir testimony.
God bless you Orlando!!
The quality of these videos shows the fruit of what God is doing in your life, much love brother ❤️❤️
I can definetly relate to the hatred, anger and apathy of Jonah
Totally relatable video ❤
Great 👌 message man
Thanks brother love the vid ❤️🔥🎉
I’m thankful the Lord saved you and gave you another chance! Thank you for this video and please continue to make these videos. God is using you for a good reason to reach others ❤️ God bless you! Dont give up :)
Thank you for your testimony😃👍🏻✨
Keep on shining 🕊😇🙏✨
I'm scared. I'm worried im falling away from god. God says I'm going to be ok and that I just need to lay lay my burdens down,and trust in him. Idk what I need to do. I just want to be with jesus
You’re already on a very good path right now. God has given you exactly what you need to do.
Mathew 7: 7-8 says “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”
Could you explain exactly how you feel you’re falling away from God?
I am scared too, seeing how I am falling away too… I feel overwhelmed, stressed and even if I try to go to God bc I KNOW he can calm me. Its like its to much and fall back to old habits and bad thoughts. I am going depressed, cant see the light or hope anymore. I know I can trust him and that he is there for me, but I dont know why I cant do anything go back to him, to let him help him. Its so difficult to just read or pray to him, I get overwhelmed and cant handle it so I just put it a side… I miss how I was with God, I miss the faith and hope that I had… I dont know what to do anymore, I cant handle my emotions anymore
Don’t worry, He’s there for you. Don’t let the attacks from the enemy get to you. They are super scary and confusing I know, but as you obey to God and stick trough with him, storms will turn into beautiful skies. I believe in you, I sincerely hope you’re doing better❤ I can sense and I sometimes relate to the distress in your message, so I really feel for you and wish yhe best for you. You’re never alone. You’re on the right path🫂💖
@@cerdaserezade3202 Times like these are really scary, but you aren’t alone in them. Many have been trough the same things, and God is always with you❤ I honestly just recommend crying with Him whenever you feel really down. Vent to Him like a friend and Father, give all of your burdens to Him. When you feel like you’re alone and no one can save you anymore, He’s still there feeling it with you. He’s there for you. Don’t be ashamed of straying away, the fact you seek Him is a really good sign that you aren’t very far. You just need to stick trough. I believe in you🫂💖
Great shares. Ty, Orlando.
I love u my dear brother in christ. I bought up my grandson on my own hes doing wellbwe bothervread the word together he is 14 dis year. Wow u r amazing come to.newzealand. lovecto meet u.
Excellent video brother!
Great video and message! One thing to consider is that the description of those that could not discern their right from their left could be describing young children, infants, babies, etc. Especially based on the number given. Ninevah likely had a much larger population overall.
Anyway, that's just a theory but excellent video and challenge for us today. God bless brother!
This so an important episode, thanks!
Most probably Jonah said this prayer from a parallel reality as his body was in semi-digested form at that time. For there have never been an eating tract of an animal providing oxygen and absence of digestive ferments to survive at least an hour. He was dead - it’s incredible but possible, and in this light it is more similar to Christ’s soulless body. Thats why Jesus referred to Jonah’s story!
WOW.
Amen 🙏🏻
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Great video. 🙂 But I think it is important for us to know what I read in a Catholic commentary (I am not Catholic though), namely that the Book of Jonah was not written as a historical book. It was written as a fictional satire, and read as a fictional satire by the Jews, not as a "true" story of someone swallowed by a fish or a whale. Still, the Sign of Jonah that Jesus mentioned still works even if it is fictional.
Why did the commentary say that Jonah's story is fictional?
@@dahliaherrod4301 I don't know but it took it as a fact. I have also seen a Christian educational video in Hungarian, it also talked about this book as being fictional. I suppose it is widely accepted that it is fictional, or is it not?
@@andrasifj.laszlovszky5707 I've never heard of it being fictional. Maybe it is an allegory but I'd want more evidence to support that theory. Most of the Bible is NOT allegorical so why assume that Jonah is?
@@dahliaherrod4301 I think the opposite, most of the Bible is allegorical even if the events are true. The true events make allegory. But sadly, I don't know the background of this. Maybe once, I will find a good presentation about it.
@@andrasifj.laszlovszky5707 That's a good point and I'll definitely be on the lookout for more commentary on the fictional aspect of Jonah.
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What do you do when you were called to a town to work,and you dont want to work in that town?
Orlando, like Ecclesiastes, great stuff. Warning! Work on your need to make up for not doing enough for God in the past. Next time you hear it say, "Be gone in Jesus name." Say it every day if you need to. Don't fall into the trap of doing too much.
Jonah didnt want to tell those people in Nevada about God,because he didnt want dem forgiven because he thought deycwere bad people. Werent worthy to b forgiven b1ut not in Gods eye he loves everyone an he loves us.
Jonah died and was resurrected by God FYI he wasnt alive in the fish
I haven't heard that before. An interesting idea but then how does he pray to God in the belly of the fish if he is dead.
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, saying ........ Jonah 2.1
@@AL-fl5cj His spirit prayed in the afterlife
@@vonmusel6158Oh yep that explains it. How do know that? I would like to have the knowledge that you have.
@@AL-fl5cj because st Paul also died by stoning and was resurrected. Because its a figure of Christ. Because im not a protestant and we have Doctors and Fathers of the Church to teach us
@@vonmusel6158 We are going to have to agree to disagree because I believe God's word the Holy Bible is the authority and not supposedly holy men. If these things are so why doesn't the Bible say it? It says the crowd supposed he was dead. Not every one has to be killed and resurrected exactly like Jesus. His death paid for the sins of Paul and Jonah. When Jesus likens himself to Jonah he said " just as Jonah was 3 days and 3 nights in the the belly of the great fish so the Son of man will be 3 days and 3 nights in the heart of the earth" the similarity is the 3 days and nights. The difference is Jesus was in the grave IE he was dead. Jonah was not in the grave he was in a fish which FYI is not the grave.
You cannot praise God when you are dead so why can you pray. This is pergatory I assume. Which is not in the Bible.
The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any who go down into silence. Ps115:17
Read your Bible. "Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am the worst" Saint Paul. (1 Timothy 1.15)