Grow In Faith
Life giving devotionals in under 5 minutes.
Pastor Mike Woodruff, Christ Church pastors, and others will guide you through the Bible and help provide insights into scripture and practical takeaways for your daily walk with God.
Grow In Faith
Jonah Pt. 6 Jonah's Blind Spot
In this continuation of our Jonah devotional series, we uncover the prophet’s startling resistance to God’s compassion for Israel’s enemies. While the famous fish miracle grabs attention, the real tension lies in Jonah’s refusal to share God’s heart for the Assyrians—a people he viewed as unworthy of mercy.
This episode wrestles with hard questions:
- Why did Jonah prefer judgment over redemption for his enemies?
- How do our own loyalties (to nation, tribe, or ideology) distort God’s call to love beyond boundaries?
- What might C.S. Lewis’ warning that patriotism is "not as good as agape love" reveal about our blind spots?
Jonah’s story is a mirror: it exposes how easily we confuse God’s priorities with our own prejudices. Dive into this challenging but vital study of a prophet who needed a storm (and a fish) to confront his limited view of grace.
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