Jonah’s Experience is very Contemporary.

In Jonah’s experience we see the Concern of God for the World.

1.        The Situation from Jonah’s Perspective?

·      Jonah has been a Successful prophet. He was able to Hear the Voice of God.

·      Jonah’s problem was Not that he did Not Hear God’s voice,

   Jonah’s problem was What he Heard he did Not Like.

Jonah’s Perspective:

a.        Those people were Not his Kind of People.

b.        This was Inconvenient.

c.        This was Risky.

2.        The Situation from God’s Perspective?

·      God had a Totally Different perspective.

·      Instead God looks at Nineveh and sees their Real Need.

·      What we need to do is See God’s Perspective and

·      Have Our perspectives Subservient to God’s perspectives.

           Men have been looking so hard at the great fish,

           that they have failed to see the great God.      

                                                                              (G.Campbell Morgan)