What a roller coaster ride this little book of Jonah has been! Hope you've been blessed as we unpack the beautiful truths in this amazing series. Today marks our last instalment in Jonah and here, we discover that despite all of God's saving grace and mercy, Jonah still doesn't get it! We learn from Jonah's reaction that anytime we are immersed in self: self-pity, self-centredness, self-absorption or self-denial, we are self-deceived. Only our Saviour gives hope. Time for a heart check!
Severe consequences resulted when God's people wandered away in disobedience. In today's text we see that compromise ultimately led to disaster for the Israelites...
James reminded us in Chapter 2, and throughout this letter, that true faith involves action: we are to 'put feet to our faith'. James...