Who Cares?
Jonathan McLeod
Jonah
GOD CARES!
You probably remember the ''Miracle on the Hudson.'' On Jan. 15, 2009¬, U.S. Airways Flight 1549 began a routine journey that ended as anything but. Shortly after taking off from New York's LaGuardia Airport, the Airbus A320, which held 155 people, lost power to both engines after they were struck by birds.
Rather than panicking in a moment of sheer terror, pilot Chesley B. Sullenberger III decided to land the plane in the Hudson River in an attempt to avoid crashing in the densely populated area. Amazingly, no one was killed.
After landing in the Hudson, nearby ferry boats, police boats, fire boats, and tugboats picked up passengers who were standing up to their waists in 35 oF (1.6 oC) water and 18 oF (-7 oC) air temperatures. What could have ended in a disaster turned out to be one of the most amazing flight rescue stories ever. For his quick thinking and skill, Sullenberger was lauded as a hero (''5 Amazing Rescues,'' howstuffworks.com).
The book of Jonah is a rescue story. But it's more than a story of God rescuing a prophet from drowning. It's a story of God rescuing a city from destruction.
''That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster'' (4:2).
Why did God send Jonah to Nineveh? Because God CARES. Why did Jonah refuse to go to Nineveh? Because Jonah DIDN'T CARE.
The book of Jonah shows us the great lengths to which God will go to bring salvation:
• God commissioned a prophet to confront a SINFUL city. Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ''Arise, go to Nineveh....'' (1:1-2).
• God caused a storm to stop a RUNAWAY prophet. But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up (1:4).
• God prepared a fish to swallow a DROWNING prophet. And the LORD a ...
Jonathan McLeod
Jonah
GOD CARES!
You probably remember the ''Miracle on the Hudson.'' On Jan. 15, 2009¬, U.S. Airways Flight 1549 began a routine journey that ended as anything but. Shortly after taking off from New York's LaGuardia Airport, the Airbus A320, which held 155 people, lost power to both engines after they were struck by birds.
Rather than panicking in a moment of sheer terror, pilot Chesley B. Sullenberger III decided to land the plane in the Hudson River in an attempt to avoid crashing in the densely populated area. Amazingly, no one was killed.
After landing in the Hudson, nearby ferry boats, police boats, fire boats, and tugboats picked up passengers who were standing up to their waists in 35 oF (1.6 oC) water and 18 oF (-7 oC) air temperatures. What could have ended in a disaster turned out to be one of the most amazing flight rescue stories ever. For his quick thinking and skill, Sullenberger was lauded as a hero (''5 Amazing Rescues,'' howstuffworks.com).
The book of Jonah is a rescue story. But it's more than a story of God rescuing a prophet from drowning. It's a story of God rescuing a city from destruction.
''That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster'' (4:2).
Why did God send Jonah to Nineveh? Because God CARES. Why did Jonah refuse to go to Nineveh? Because Jonah DIDN'T CARE.
The book of Jonah shows us the great lengths to which God will go to bring salvation:
• God commissioned a prophet to confront a SINFUL city. Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ''Arise, go to Nineveh....'' (1:1-2).
• God caused a storm to stop a RUNAWAY prophet. But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up (1:4).
• God prepared a fish to swallow a DROWNING prophet. And the LORD a ...
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