"Jonah was very upset about this, and He became
angry" (Jonah 4:1). After the high points of prayer (Jonah 2 and
revival (Jonah 3), we come to this! This is pathetic. It's more than
being upset and angry. Jonah became suicidal (Jonah 4:8-9). Why? -
There's no good reason for him to feel like this. There are good reasons
for him to rejoice in the Lord and give thanks to the Lord. What are we
to say about this? "The heart is deceitful and desperately wicked. Who
can know it?" (Jeremiah 17:9). There's something else we must never
forget - God knows the heart, and He can change it!
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be
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