The Vitamin- August 27, 2009

Jonah 3:10 NIV

“When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened. But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry.”



Sounds a little strange, doesn’t it? Jonah got angry when God showed mercy. The issue wasn’t that God showed mercy, it was the people to whom God was showing mercy. They were Ninevites, enemies of Israel. Jonah felt that God should only be loving toward His chosen people, the Israelites. When God opened to door to a foreign nation Jonah became resentful.



I know, it seems like some people don’t deserve God’s mercy, but you and I don’t deserve it either. It’s a gift given freely because God loves us. And God loves all people. By the power of the Holy Spirit, working through God’s Word, you and I have come to faith in Jesus and God’s mercy is ours. God desires the same for all people and He’s given us the privilege of being His messengers to those people. Start in your circle of influence.



Relient K has a line in one of their songs that states, “The beauty of grace is that it makes life ‘not fair’. It may seem unfair to us that God would want to share His grace and forgiveness with people so much ‘worse’ than us, but none of us are ‘good’ in God’s eyes apart from Jesus. Share Jesus with others so they can share in the same blessings that we don’t deserve!



Peace,

Pastor Prigge



This Sunday at Victory

8 and 10:45 a.m. Worship – Jonah part 2 – ‘God Relents, Jonah Resents’

(Followed by a Congregational update from the Board of Directors)

9:30 a.m. Bible study – Does the Bible contradict Itself?



See you Sunday! Bring a friend!