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.
Jesus’ sayings reveal the meaning of his death on the cross, and some who witnessed it got the message.
Three simple but expansive habits will contribute to the Christian’s happiness.
When it looked like God had forgotten his people, he remembered his covenant promises.
