Jonah 4:2-3He prayed to the Lord, ‘Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate Go...  Read More

Jonah 4:1But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.Luke 15: 28-30 (MSG)The older brother stomped off in an angry sulk and refused to join in. His father came out and tried to talk to hi...  Read More

How does Jonah’s half-hearted prophecy and God’s response challenge your understanding of obedience and divine compassion?In what ways does the image of God mirroring the repentance of the Ninevites,e...  Read More

Jonah 3:7-10This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh: ‘By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. But l...  Read More

Jonah 3:6When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.Luke 15:7I tell you that in the sa...  Read More

Jonah 3:5The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.John 1:12-13Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his n...  Read More

Jonah 3:3-4Jonah 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. Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaimin...  Read More

Jonah 3:1-2Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time:“Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.”Jeremiah 1:5-8“Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all ...  Read More

How do you typically respond in moments of despair or feeling overwhelmed?Do you find it easy or difficult to express your pain and fears to God?......  Read More

Jonah 2:9-10But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, “Salvation comes from the Lord.”’And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomit...  Read More

Jonah 2:7-8‘When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.‘Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them.Jeremiah 10:6-9 ...  Read More

Jonah 2:5-6The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in for ever. But you, L...  Read More