In Jonah 1, we meet the Israelite prophet who preferred to flee rather than obey the Lord’s call to do something new, surprising, and unpleasant, namely, go preach to the Ninevites, the mortal enemies of the Israelites. However, God did not give up on Jonah, or, as we shall see, on the Ninevites, or on us.
The church in Thessalonica not only followed worthy examples but also became one itself.
Because of God’s work of salvation in us, we need to work out our salvation.
Believers can rejoice with shouts of praise, because God is the king over all the nations.
