God Loves His People

O. T. #2219 "God Loves His People"

June 22, 2022 

Summary of Nahum 

LET IT GLOW

Sometimes we just need to be reminded that God loves us. We are living in a mixed up, sinful world. He can change hearts with His love. 

What lessons can we learn from this book?

1. God is always faithful to His own people. Because of God's covenant relationship to Israel, His people, God moved against Nineveh and destroyed them.
2. God is sovereign over all the nations of the world. He sets up and puts down whom He desires.
3. It is true that the nation that oppresses God's people seals its own death warrant.

History tells us that the cruel Assyrians who conquered Israel, the northern kingdom, was conquered by Babylon. So Nahum's prophecies came true.

How is God faithful to you? Are we realizing that He is Sovereign God, ruling over all things? Sometimes He allows sinful people to wander off on their own, but is there when they come back to them, showering grace and mercy over them.

LET IT GROW

Nahum comforted Judah after Assyria destroyed Israel. He announced God's coming judgment on Assyria and Nineveh. Did Judah learn anything in the circumstances surrounding them?

No, for Judah ended up going into idolatry, also. God sent Babylon to destroy them and take them captive for 70 years. Jerusalem was destroyed, too. However, a remnant remained faithful to God, whom He used to rebuild the Temple and the city later on.

LET IT GO 

Thank You, Father, for loving us.

Help us to be faithful to God, no matter how hard it is. 

Stare faithful to His Word, sharing it in this sinful world. 

Trust God always.