You know what I was struck by today as I read Jonah, I read where God seemed to be able to control everything there was to control. He controlled the storm that Jonah found himself in when he was asleep on the boat. He controlled the fish that swallowed Jonah and when Jonah made a feeble attempt at a prayer he had the fish yak him up. He seemingly controlled the armies that was going to overthrow Nineveh if they didn't repent. God cause a vine to grow and then he provided a worm to eat the vine and cause it to wilt. It is amazing, God controlled every single thing except Jonah himself. He allowed Jonah to have his own way and stew in his on misery. I cannot understand why Jonah was so miserable while God demonstrated his sovereignty all around him. I was struck today by reading this, thinking; what is God controlling around me? Is he in charge of the economy, is he in charge of Muslim terrorist, is he in charge of the snow, is he in charge of my dog. It sound dumb but is it any more far fetched than a man who gets swallowed by a fish and then ralphed up on the beach......I think not. I think we just forget sometimes and think God is hangin out in the back of the room doing nothin. Certainly not...... So if he is in charge of everything.....I wonder what hes doing right now. Why are things the way they are??? Why is the economy in the dump? Why....why indeed?
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