JONAH

The story of Jonah we've heard. At that time we were still sitting in the Sunday School. The story of Jonah is very famous. Same with the story of Noah and the story of Prophet Moses. Maybe some of us have forgotten or only remember the events of Jonah eat fish. So let me tell you briefly the story of Jonah is.
He was ordered by God to convert the people of Nineveh, but he did not want to. So he fled, to ship to Tarshish. In the middle of the raging sea journey, the crew frantically, but Jonah slept soundly, until discovered by the crew.

Realizing that he is the cause of storm seas, and then ask Jonah thrown into the sea. Once thrown, he was eating fish. There he was dialoguing with God. He complained to his job and many more. After struggling in the belly of the fish for 3 days, he was thrown to the ground. From there he walked to the city of Nineveh God commands. He informed if the people of Nineveh did not repent, then they will be affected.
Jonah's call to be heard and they repent. Then disaster struck was not so they were. Seeing that Jonah was disappointed and angry with God. Yunusberpikir if people of Nineveh did not deserve forgiveness, because they really have sinned. But the Lord insisted that they deserve to be forgiven because they have repented.
Jonah angrily away. In fact, he vowed asked to die, because he felt God was not fair. When angry that he is resting in a hut while waiting for what will happen to the city. At that time the Lord to grow a tree to get shade range of Jonah. Who knew Jonah would be more fun.
And it is true, Jonah was happy because trees shade the head. But God sent the tree to start a worm eat up the leaves and makes the tree was withered. Seeing trees shading his death, Jonah got angry. Even in the angry-angry, he reiterates his request to die. God answered Jonah said, "Jonah, do you deserve to be angry?"
Then God gave explanations on Jonah. "You love the tree's distance, for which you have not the slightest pains and you do not grow, which grew in one night and perished in one night too. How I couldn’t to would love to Nineveh, that great city, with a population of more than one hundred twenty thousand people, all of whom did not know to distinguish the right hand from his left hand, with a lot of cattle? "
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My Brothers and sisters, we often do not act like Jonah, spoiled and apply at will. But good if we want to be like the people of Nineveh who repented after listening to the preaching of Jonah. Moreover, we have been listening to the Word of God itself, which is greater than Jonah.
God bless.