For the past few weeks I have been travelling through the Minor Prophets for my bible reading. I finished Obadiah yesterday, so that put me at Jonah. Let me say one thing about Jonah... I don't get it!!
- I love chapter one (Run from God, a storm will come).
- I love chapter two (Jonah prayed for God to deliver him, the "fish" puked him up on the beach).
- I love chapter three (An entire city repented and God had mercy. They didn't repent with words - but with deeds [3:10] )
- I don't understand chapter four (coming off the heals of 120,000 people turning to God... 4:1 says, "But it greatly displeased Jonah and he became angry." What the heck Jonah?! I don't understand.)
Jonah wasn't too happy that God called him to preach to The Ninevhites, he repents, he preaches, an entire city repents, and he gets mad and goes off to live by himself outside the city. There is one thing that he is happy with - a stupid plant. Actually the verse says that he was "extremely happy" about the plant (4:6). Again, I don't get it?!What makes you happy? Is it some stupid SELFISH thing like a plant? Or is it when something happens that benefits others that makes you happy? Jonah went out to pout, the sun made it extremely uncomfortable for him, and a plant grew that gave him shade - THAT made him happy, extremely happy! Jonah was such a selfish person, his emotions showed it. All he cared about was himself. The only thing that made him happy, was a plant.
What makes you happy?
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