Friday – Prophets

Reading – Jonah 3-4

Highlight Verse:

“This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry.”
‭‭Jonah‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Do you like it when your plans are changed unexpectedly?

Neither do I.

But if my plans changed because a whole bunch of people got rescued, I’d like to think I would handle it better than Jonah did.

But sometimes we don’t grasp the effects of change.

What may seem like hardship to us can pave the way for relief or even salvation for others.

It brings to mind when I was moving to Colorado and my van’s engine blew.

That brought both financial and time stress into my life, but it provided much needed work to the mechanic who replaced the engine.

I remember being stressed but amazed at how God provided the mechanic, the engine, the money, and much needed rest for me while I waited for it to be fixed.

Yesterday, I heard someone quote Ephesians 4:13 (‘I can do all things through Christ…”) in context.

It was refreshing to not here someone using that verse to say that we can be successful and healthy.

In context, Paul wrote that to say that he can make it through hardships with Christ’s help.

Jonah could have used some of that attitude.

So can we.

When was the last time that your plans were drastically changed?
How did you react?
Have you ever had to suffer that others could be rescued?