Jonah Was Mad!

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God said go to Ninevah. Jonah ran. Three horrible days in the belly of a whale. Jonah begs God to rescue him. God does and Jonah preaches doom to Nineveh. But they repented in dust and ashes, fasting and making their animals fast. And God relented and forgave.

“And Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious….” He was so upset, he asked God to take His life.

“Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” Jonah 4:1,3.

Do you hate anyone so much you would rather they go to hell than repent? Would you be mad at God for saving your enemies , even after He humbled you in the belly of the whale?

Pray: Dear God, BREAK MY HEART WITH THE THINGS THAT BREAK THE HEART OF GOD. Fill me with your compassion and your view of life and people. Make me more like Jesus and less like Jonah!

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Published by Steven Wales

Dad's Daily Devotional began as text messages to my family. I wanted my teenagers to know their father was reading the Bible. But they were at school by then. Initially, I sent them a favorite verse or an insight based on what I read each day. That grew into drafting a devotional readng which I would send them via text. I work as an attorney and an adjunct professor, and recently wrote a book called HOW TO MAKE A'S.

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