“It Was Evil”

Jonah 4:1

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.

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What it literally says in Hebrew is “it was very evil to Jonah.”

This is a remarkable sentence. The Lord shows mercy to Nineveh and forbears to destroy it, and Jonah calls that action “evil.”

That’s how you know you are in a bad way—when you call good things “evil.”

Be on the lookout this week if you find yourself in that same place, and if you do, repent—change direction.

Be on the lookout this week for the times when others call something good “evil.” Pray that those people would repent.