Jonah: Compassion in Action

God's mercy is not something He distributes based on our personal sense of fairness. The story of Jonah makes this uncomfortably clear. Every character in the narrative is guilty in some way. The Ninevites were violent and wicked. The sailors were pagans. Jonah himself was rebellious and self-righteous. And yet God extended compassion to all of them. His mercy flows from His character, not from the worthiness of those who receive it. Jonah 4 brings this tension to a head. After God spares Nin...