A Fishy Story

This past Sunday we looked at the story of Jonah. So in as condensed as possible here is the recap of that story: God tells Jonah to go to Nineveh. Jonah runs in the opposite direction. God places a storm in Jonah's life. To save the ship Jonah walks the plank. A Hungry Giant Fish swallows Jonah. Jonah prays. Fish barfs Jonah on shore. Jonah preaches to Nineveh. Nineveh listens. God says He won't destroy Nineveh. Jonah goes on cliff to watch Nineveh explode, it doesn't. God gorws a vine for shade. Jonah falls in love with the shade. Next day the vine gets destroyed by a worm. Jonah tells God he is so angry about the loss of his favorite plant that he is willing to die. God tells Jonah that just as Jonah cares for the plant, God cares for the people of Nineveh. The End. I call that the abridged version. The part of the story I love so much is Nineveh was the enemy of Israel, and yet God has compassion for them. God loves everyone. So it was difficult for Jonah to preach to a people group he didn't like, but we need to view the world as we are all God's children. So we need to show the love of God to everyone!