I found this old video on my phone from the summer of 2018 that made me smile as I watched it and thought about God’s love in this particular season of my family’s life. (more…)
Month: February 2019
Don’t Be So Bitter (Jonah 4)
“Now, O Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.” (Jonah 4:3)
Here in the last chapter of Jonah, we get to the meat of the issue and what was really causing Jonah such distress about preaching to the Assyrians in Nineveh. (more…)
How Will You Respond? (Jonah 3)
“When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened.” (Jonah 3:10)
God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and one of the main characteristics of God is that He is merciful. (more…)
Pray… And Then Pray More! (Jonah 2)
“From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said, ‘In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry.'” (Jonah 2:1-2)
Even as a prophet of God, Jonah was as human as you and I, making many mistakes during his time of ministry. He ran away from God to the point where he was cast overboard from a boat, and the Lord sent a great fish to swallow him whole, where Jonah stayed three days and three nights. (more…)
Which Way Are You Running? (Jonah 1)
“But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish.” (Jonah 1:3a)
I love the book of Jonah, as it is rich with lessons from God, gives a foreshadowing of Jesus’s resurrection, and speaks to the complexities of human desire and emotion- even for a prophet of God. (more…)
