Title: God's Questions Have a Meaning
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LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> Jonah who appears in the text is a 'prophet' who hears and delivers the word of God. A prophet can only become a person who has received God's grace. Looking at him, he was 'very hated and angry' (:1), arguing with God, saying, “Take my life and go, for it is better for me to die than to live” (:3). ) is reducing the tremendous grace of God to cheap prices. We also need to look at whether we are reducing the tremendous grace of God to cheap prices. As a recipient of grace, rather than please God, rather than please God, we are grieving the heart of God. isn't there?
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LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px">God has a lesson for us through the book of Jonah, which ends with a question to Jonah.
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LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> Jonah thought that the city of Nineveh, a hostile nation that made his people difficult, deserved judgment. This kind of Jonah is a typical example of selfishness. , We need to look at whether we are selfish, thinking only of our children, husbands and wives. I pray that you will overcome this by realizing that overcoming selfishness is the secret to saving yourself, your family, and society.
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LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px">2. Nothing lasts forever.
LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> The gourd vine must have been a great help to Jonah in the scorching sun, but when the bugs ate it, it withered. Nothing in this world is eternal.
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LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px">3. Know the heart of God.
LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> This text tells us what is important and what to hold on to. The people of Nineveh were dear to God.(:11) But Jonah's interest was only in the gourd. If you wish, focus your life on God's interests.
LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> Our Seongmin Church members are not like Jonah who rejoices over the gourd vine that will dry out overnight, but rather focus on the things that please God and focus their lives on the Lord's for the rest of their lives. I bless you in the name of the Lord to lead a life of faith that brings joy.
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