I am often amazed at how we try to tell God what to do. How "I" try to tell God how he should do things - what is acceptable and what is not.
Now we know that God knows much better than we do. That he knows the past, present and future. He sees the big picture. He has the power to step in and intervene in our lives - even in nature. Yet, somehow when we pray, we have our own minds. When God answers prayer the way we expect, he is a good God. But, should he respond differently than we expected - especially if it is contrary to what we think is beneficial to us - he somehow is no longer good. Go figure!
Jonah was such a typical person. Just like us.
As we read further we discover that Jonah was quite upset at God for not destroying Nineveh. God had the big picture in mind. Jonah had his own personal agenda.
Today, when I seek God - when I pray, what is my agenda? How will I treat God? Will I treat him as the Almighty God - where I worship and serve him? Or will I treat him like I am god and He is my servant? Will I only consider him good if he does things My Way?
Now we know that God knows much better than we do. That he knows the past, present and future. He sees the big picture. He has the power to step in and intervene in our lives - even in nature. Yet, somehow when we pray, we have our own minds. When God answers prayer the way we expect, he is a good God. But, should he respond differently than we expected - especially if it is contrary to what we think is beneficial to us - he somehow is no longer good. Go figure!
Jonah was such a typical person. Just like us.
1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”
3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. 4 Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” 5 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.
10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.
- Jonah 3
As we read further we discover that Jonah was quite upset at God for not destroying Nineveh. God had the big picture in mind. Jonah had his own personal agenda.
Today, when I seek God - when I pray, what is my agenda? How will I treat God? Will I treat him as the Almighty God - where I worship and serve him? Or will I treat him like I am god and He is my servant? Will I only consider him good if he does things My Way?
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