"Rights and Wrongs!"
 

Jonah 4:9 "Then God said to Jonah, 'ls it right for you to be angry about the plant?' And he said, 'lt is right for me to be angry, even to death!'"

l have always rather enjoyed Jonah's frustration, which may not sound kind, but it is because I can feel what he feels. In a funny way, l can hear myself answering God this way, without thinking it through.

Let me make a simple point only. When God asks Jonah about whether it is right for him to be angry, l think he is asking about right and wrong. Jonah answers like he "has a right" to be angry. Like he is exercising his entitlement, privilege or opinion. In essence, Jonah has a right to be wrong.

In his consternation, he cannot see it. I understand that very well. My right to be wrong does not make it right either. Yet, I can defend it to death. Blind pride can do that to me and you and Jonah.

Humbly,
Pastor Fred