Risk on Repentance 25.02.2026 God’s Word for you Today

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Luke: 11:32 “When Jonah preached, they repented. There is something greater than Jonah here.”
Greater than Jonah
Repentance / Turned from their violence / The very wisdom of God
Preachers often embellish their sermons with sound, light, attractive seating arrangements and irresistible advertisements. Nothing of the matters. What really matters is the repentance that follows the preaching.
In the Gospel Jesus holds up two unlikely heroes: Jonah and the pagan Ninevites. “When Jonah preached, they repented. There is something greater than Jonah here.” Luke: 11:32
The Ninevites believed God, turned from their violence, and were saved.
Jesus uses this to issue a stark warning to his own people—and to us. The Ninevites responded to a reluctant prophet with a short sermon. Yet here stands Jesus, the Son of God, preaching, healing, and offering the ultimate "sign of Jonah"—His own death and Resurrection. He is the "something greater" than Jonah, the fulfilment of every prophet and the very wisdom of God in the flesh.
So why do we so often hesitate? Why do we demand signs and wonders when we have the living Christ present in His Word and Eucharist? The Ninevites had only a hint of God’s mercy, yet they took a risk on repentance. We have the full revelation of that mercy at the Cross, yet we so often respond with lukewarm hearts.
We cannot afford to let familiarity with Jesus, breed contempt. Today, let us not be like the "evil generation" that seeks a sign. Let us be like the Ninevites: quick to hear, quick to repent, and quick to trust in the "something greater" who is standing right here beside us.