Okay, this is it. We are about to come up for air after our deep dive into a little Bible book about an angry, stubborn prophet asked by God to do something big that “by God--he just doesn’t want to do!” And the reflection in the mirror is unsettling. In Jonah’s final chapter it is God’s turn to come into sharp focus: His character, His concerns, His compassion and His last question to Jonah. A question left hanging in the air, still unanswered when the book ends—because it is a question for us too. How much are we really willing to accept God’s radical grace and compassion for people we neither like or value? How much are we willing to let God’s compassion guide us? How much will we trust God when He acts contrary to our settled agenda, then calls us to do the same? How deeply do we get God’s unearned grace for us? When push comes to shove, who is on the throne in my life…really? Join me this weekend as we close off the story that leaves us wrestling with the question.
