Devotion:
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Read Jonah 3:6 - 4:4.
When Jonah reluctantly did what God called him to do, he was still angry with God for having mercy on the people of Nineveh. Can you still follow God, even when you disagree with some of God’s ways? Jonah could not understand why God wanted him to go to Nineveh. Jonah didn’t want the Ninevites forgiven, he wanted them destroyed. He did not understand that the God of Israel was also the God of the whole world.
Jonah was surprised that the Ninevites repented and that God had compassion for them. He had forgotten God’s mercy for him and was happy when God saved him. But he was angry when Nineveh was saved. Jonah was learning a valuable lesson about God’s mercy and forgiveness. God’s forgiveness was not only for Jonah or for Israel alone, but for anyone who repents and believes.
Jonah was reluctantly obedient even though he did not understand the plan. In the end, God extended grace to Jonah and to the Ninevites.
Personal Worship Option:
God’s mercy is amazing. He offers second chances, pardons, and grace to everyone. Sit with that for a few minutes: everyone. Are there people in your life who are so far from God and made so many wrong choices that you wish judgment and destruction would come to them. Do you want them destroyed? Or do you wish that they could experience God’s mercy and forgiveness? What will your prayer be for them?
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