Scripture text for Thursday, March 11th, 2010: Jonah 1:1-4:11
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Jonah’s rebellious response to God’s call is both shocking and perplexing. The entire account follows Jonah’s carousel of emotions from clinical rage to belligerent rebellion. The lessons we can take away regarding obedience, desperation, contempt, and submission are numerous. Jonah models precisely how not to respond to God’s call in our life. Much like Jonah we turn and head in the opposite direction when God calls us to forgive and cancel the debt of those who have sinned against us. There are moments when God calls us to serve His plan but we suffer from a rigid perspective and lack of trust. Jonah’s anger and refusal to obey are excellent examples of how we complicate and frustrate God’s design and purpose.