I love the story of Jonah, so when I saw this post over at Barrie, Beliz, Bolivia and Beyond, I had to stop and read. The author makes breaks the book into two halves — the disobedience of Jonah and the obedience of Jonah. Of course, Jonah may have eventually submitted, but his heart about Nineveh’s possibility of repentance was never quite right.

Jonah was a mess. He was a pouting prophet, a selfish prophet, a proud proud prophet, a prejudiced prophet, all in all, he was a pitiful prophet, indeed. But we can learn a lot from old Jonah, if we open our spiritual eyes and years. Ask the Lord to show you ways in which you are mimicking Jonah’s character, if you dare! What you learn could set you free to discover a whole new level of God’s power.