Jonah’s deliverance was the clearest possible example of God doing for one man what He does not do for others. God had exercised His freedom to shower mercy on Jonah and save him from imminent destruction. And now, God had chosen to show the same mercy to the people of Nineveh. So what was the basis of Jonah’s complaint? Do you have any right to be angry? Have you undermined your repentance by offering up explanations of your sin? Do you find yourself blaming God for what has happened in your life? “It’s Your fault, God … You made me like this… You put me in this position.” Have you found that
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