Jonah 4

The conclusion of this book we all know so well, shows why God is in control and we aren't. We can draw from remembrance easily that Jonah disobeyed, was swallowed by the fish, repented and was given another chance. But what about the 120,000 souls in Nineveh; did they deserve another chance?

Jonah was a prophet and his task was to declare the word of the Lord so that people's lives could be changed. He was chosen to help people find the right path when they were going down the wrong ones. So why was he disappointed when God repented and spared the people of Nineveh? Instead of giving the word and then leaving town to fulfill his next call, he sat down to watch the destruction he thought was coming.

We have the truth and it's our responsibility to share it. Whether the ones we witness to reject or receive the word, we still have to share what we have according to Acts 1:8.

REAL men, let's love souls and pray for them in every circumstance. We may think they are the most vile and unrepentant of sinners, but let the people of Nineveh be an example to us of how God can love anyone. Let's let God work through us and rejoice as the angels do over one sinner that repents (Luke 15:10).

Tim Jacobs