Most stories end with, “and they all lived happily ever after.” We want to believe that all people who know God are nice. Take fifteen minutes and Geico can save you 15% or more on car insurance. As you can see, life is not always like that.
It didn’t end in Jonah’s favor and he wanted out.
Jonah 4:1-3
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he became angry. So he prayed to the Lord, and said, “Ah, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I fled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm. Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live!”
Jonah knew personally that God was gracious and would forgive any transgression. God doesn’t change, but the Jonah’s of the world need change. They need to quit thinking about “moi” and start thinking about God’s character.
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
Let’s change so God can be honored before a lost world.
Give it some thought.
Gary