"And the LORD God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from misery. So Jonah was very grateful for the plant. But as morning dawned the next day, God prepared a worm, and it so damaged the plant that it withered. And it happened when the sun arose that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah's head, so that he grew faint. Then he wished death for himself, and said, 'It is better for me to die than to live.' "
Jonah 4:6-8
Was God capricious when He gave comfort to Jonah and then took it away the next day? I don't think so. I think God was creating a teaching moment for Jonah – that there are more important things in life than creature-comfort (see verses 10-11). Jonah was more wrapped up in himself and whether life was pleasant for him than having compassion for a city without God and without hope. How often my life is controlled by whether my life is comfortable when there is a world around me that is perishing without Christ. Oh God, forgive me for my self-centeredness.
Today's Thought: There is more to life than my own comfort.
Have a learning day. Love you.
Jonah 4:6-8
Was God capricious when He gave comfort to Jonah and then took it away the next day? I don't think so. I think God was creating a teaching moment for Jonah – that there are more important things in life than creature-comfort (see verses 10-11). Jonah was more wrapped up in himself and whether life was pleasant for him than having compassion for a city without God and without hope. How often my life is controlled by whether my life is comfortable when there is a world around me that is perishing without Christ. Oh God, forgive me for my self-centeredness.
Today's Thought: There is more to life than my own comfort.
Have a learning day. Love you.
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