Jonah: Confronted by Grace - Second Chances

Sunday we’ll continue our online worship by studying Jonah chapter three. In this section the mercy of God is on full display to Jonah and Nineveh. God frees Jonah and re-engages him in ministry. Jonah didn’t deserve God’s re-commissioning, let alone being forgiven for his blatant rebellion. 
 
It could be argued that God is simply being faithful to his covenant with Israel, but what he does next displays God’s extravagance. He puts his grace on full display by showing mercy to Nineveh. Praise the Lord for his mercy to sinners he is not in covenant with.
 
But for Jonah and Israel, this presents a problem similar to the prodigal son in Luke 15. It’s one thing in that parable for the father to show mercy to his older son, who had not left him, but to show mercy to the wayward son is extravagant and the “faithful” son is aghast. This is the point of the story! God’s mercy is always undeserved, it’s grace!
 
Join us online Sunday as we continue our study and be awed by God’s generosity.