From the Pulpit...

God’s rule over the world is exalted. He oversees the fish, the storm, the sirocco, the worm, the city, and everything else. He sovereignly gives mercy to whom He wills. He cares for the world’s inhabitants, even wicked ones. He has compassion on people. We submit to God’s rule, not deny His grace to people. But judgment is not postponed forever. Jonah needed to learn Matthew 7:2 and James 2:13. If you do not like God’s mercy, then don’t take it for yourself. His own self-interest should have taught him that, but he was not concerned for others. As for you, do you have any Jonah-like tendencies?

Our Scripture reading was found in Ezekiel 43:1-27.