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What happens when God shows mercy to people we think don’t deserve it?
 Jonah’s reaction to Nineveh’s revival reveals a heart problem that may be closer to home than we’d like to admit.

In Jonah 4, the prophet who once begged for mercy becomes angry when God shows mercy to others. Through a simple object lesson involving a plant, God exposes Jonah’s misplaced priorities—and confronts us with a question that still echoes today: Do we share God’s heart for the lost?

Key Takeaways

• God’s mercy often reaches people we would not choose
• Self-righteousness can hide inside religious obedience
• What makes us happiest reveals what we truly love
• God is more glorified by mercy than by judgment
• Christians must guard against loving comfort more than lost souls
• Jesus embodies the compassion Jonah refused to show

Scripture: Jonah 4

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