Please read Jonah 4.
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Meditate on verse 4.
The LORD said, “Do you have good reason to be angry?”
The Ninevites repented, God relented, and Jonah resented the
entire situation. He was mad that God was true to His character: gracious,
compassionate, slow to anger, abundant in lovingkindness, and relenting of
calamity (v. 2). Ironically, Jonah did not complain when the LORD showed him
those same qualities by not allowing him to perish in the belly of the fish,
giving him a second chance, and growing a plant to give him shade. Jonah was
extremely happy about that plant, yet he was not even a tiny bit happy for a
repentant sinner. On the contrary, he was so mad when God spared the people and
killed his plant that he wanted to die.
It is easy to judge Jonah for his merciless attitude, yet
examine your own thoughts. Does a Jonah lurk inside you? Are there people you
wish God would judge and condemn? Do you pout when He does not let you have
your way? How much time do you spend begging God for things you want compared
to the amount of time you pray for others to repent and come to Christ?
Pray for the LORD to make His characteristics (Jonah 4:2)
evident in you and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful
watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD, make _________ and me
like You:
gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.
Thank You for the times You relent concerning calamity.
Because You desire all men to be saved
and come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy 2:4), Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN on the
WALL 2 ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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