A Bitter Prophet

Jonah was mad that God would be so gracious to such awful people. If Jonah had his way, they would have gotten what they deserved. It’s easy to develop an us versus them mentality. As a culture, we are quick to draw lines in the sand and strictly define who is the in-crowd and who is not. God demonstrated time and time again that the only thing that puts you in the right crowd is a right relationship with Him—not the color of your skin, your socioeconomic status, your family of origin, or your good deeds. We find ourselves in real spiritual danger when God’s grace makes us angry