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Jonah and a Shirt

10/3/2024

 
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What would you say the theme of the book of Jonah is? Sin? Repentance? Compassion? I was listening to a devotional on Jonah and, like something on the tip of my tongue, the theme of Jonah was sitting at the tip of my brain. And it took a shirt to bring it fully to mind.
As I sat in my office early the next morning, I realized my shirt was on inside out. Now I had choices. I could go to the restroom and make myself presentable or I could continue along with my day and ignore the obvious problem with my attire. That is the theme of the book of Jonah.
God gave Jonah a command. Jonah disobeyed the command. Choice.
Jonah decided what to do about his disobedience. The sailors decided how to deal with his disobedience. Choice.

Jonah determined his best course of action. The Ninevites determined their best course of action. Jonah camped outside Nineveh and got angrier and angrier. Choice. Choice. Choice.

Now we have a choice. We can look a Jonah and say, "It's about them." Or we can look at Jonah and say, "It's about me." The times I have rebelled against God. How I have refused His discipline. The people I have rejected. The anger I have felt when God gives grace to those "who don't deserve it".
The theme of Jonah is: Conviction.


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