Be Like the Lord

Jonah was God's reluctant Old Testament missionary. We know that God told him to go to Nineveh and preach repentance to the people, but we don't know for sure why he didn't want to go except in one sense. Jonah actually told us in Jonah 4:2. He said to the Lord, 'I knew that You are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to become angry, rich in faithful love, and One who relents from sending disaster.' 

The character of God made Jonah run the other way. Even before leaving Israel he knew God would forgive if the Ninevehites repented, and he didn't want them to repent.

Be like the Lord. Be merciful, share His mercy for sinners; be compassionate, hope to see them free from their sin; be slow to become angry at their indifference; be rich in faithful love, persist in sharing what you know they need - Jesus; take the message they need to avoid disaster.

You can share the Lord's character with people in Peru. Join us as we go this summer.