"God Changed His Mind Three Times. Here’s Why."
By Annemarie McLean Published on October 30, 2020
https://stream.org/god-changed-his-mind-three-times-heres-why/
PULLQUOTE: "When I think about God as the Author of history, I question whether my prayer counts. Does it make a difference? Is there ever a time when the sovereignty of God overrides all of it? When He’s going to do what He’s going to do and that’s it? The votes, the prayers … does any of it matter? . . . If God is the Sovereign Lord over all things (Acts 4:24) (and He is), if He has decreed and declared the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10) (and He has), and if His counsel prevails (Isaiah 46:10) (and it does), can we change God’s mind? Especially as it relates to impending judgment? And if so, how? Can a change of heart in us change the heart of God toward us? . . . Just as I want to believe my vote counts, I want to believe that my prayer and intercession counts, my crying out to God counts, and my repentance counts. The reassurance I was searching for was confirmed by three distinct stories in Scripture. . . .
Ahab and Personal Humility (I Kings 21)
Moses and Intercession (Numbers 14)
Nineveh and Corporate Fasting and Repentance (Jonah)