Yes, i know i wrote about Jonah last time, but i thought i'd write a bit about what i learnt writing some stuff on this at the youth conference i just done!
The Book of Jonah tells us a lot about God. He's in control. Of everything. Firstly, the storm. God sends an almighty wind, so big the sailors are scared. Secondly he's in control of the dice. God makes the dice fall on Jonah. Thirdly, God is in control of the fish. He sends it to swallow Jonah and then puke him back up again. Fourthly, God is in control of the weather. He makes it hot so Jonah gets hot. Fifthly, God is in control of the bush. He makes it grow. Sixthly, he is in control of the worm. He sends it to kill the bush. That covers quite alot of things, both big and small.
We also see from the book of Jonah that God loves to save. He saves the sailors from the storm, he saves Jonah from drowning (this might sound odd that we class being in a big old fish saved, but Jonah sees the depth of the see as dead, or Sheol, and the fish isn't) and then God saves the Ninevites because they repent. God ends with a question - why shouldn't God care for a city of 120,000 people that are lost and don't know how to not be? That is the point. We see fully that God cares for everyone, not matter who they are and if they repent then he will have mercy and turn away from his promised judgement, because he hates sin.
That is why he sent Jesus. To take the punishment in our place, so all we have to do is repent, turn our backs on our sinful life, and live for Jesus with him in charge of our lives. Then we are called heirs of God with Christ. Which means that we have a place in heaven with God, which is pretty amazing.
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