From Thanksgiving to bitterness

Jonah is thankful 2:9

a. He is in the great fish 1:17

i. for rebelling against God 1:1-3

ii. for running from God 1:10

iii. for repentance 2

b. He is not in the great fish 2:10 - 3:1-4

i. he is where his is supposed to be

ii. He is where he can act on his prayers

iii. He is given a second chance

c. He is in the city 3:5-6

i. He preaches repentance

three days of preaching

ii. he preaches effectively

god preapared them

2 pluges

1 total solar eclips

150 years before they were destoryed

iii. He preaches hollowly

2. Jonah is bitter 4:1-5

a. He retreats from the city

i. He wants them destroyed

ii. He wants they to continue is sin

iii. He wants to be vindicated

b. He reasons with God

i. He told God what would happen

ii. He told God why he should not go

iii. He told God who He was

c. He resents the people

i. He does not love them

ii. He does not want them to repent

iii. He does want them destroyed

3. Jonah is thankful but turns bitter

a.He was thankful for the plant

i. He did not plant the vine

ii. He did not care for the vine

iii. he did enjoy the vine

b. He was bitter over the plant

i. the worn destroyed the vine

ii. the sun was hot

iii. the wind was blowing

c. He missed the point of the plant

i. His comfort

ii. His ministry

Conclusion

Jonah was concerned about

his comfort

his life

not

his ministry

His god

the souls of others

we can fall into the same trap

we can be thankful one moment and bitter the next

how

like jonah we focus only on ourselves

but it is more than that,

Jonah problem was not just the vine it was a lifestyle of choosing himself over everything else

If we want to be thankful , all the time, we need to stop focusing on oursleves and focus on the follwing

Our monitgry

Others

Our God.

The Bible Knowledge Commentary 4:10–11

Jonah’s affections were distorted; he cared more for a vine than for human lives. He cared more for his personal comfort than for the spiritual destiny of thousands of people. What a picture of Israel in Jonah’s day.

The Bible Knowledge Commentary 4:10–11

What a tragedy when God’s people care more for creaturely comforts than for the interests of God’s will among men.