God's Concerns and Ours

Scripture:

Jonah 4:10-11  "You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it of make it grow.  It sprang up overnight and died overnight.  And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left - and also many animals".

Observation:

God had place a fast growing plant to give Jonah shade in the heat of the day.  God destroyed the same plant he had grow up and Jonah got mad.  He wished he had never been born.  He was also upset because Nineveh had repented before the Lord and he didn't feel they deserved it.  God lets Jonah know that he was more concerned about the 120,000 people who needed a shepherd than about a plant.

Application:

Sometimes our concerns are not the same as God's concerns.  We are often concerned about the little things of life and can't see past them.  We are concerned about the next paycheck, what we are going to wear, and what people are going to think of us.  God is concerned about people coming to know Him.  His concerns are the most important.  When we take care of His concerns, He will take care of ours.

Prayer:

Lord, let me be concerned about what You are concerned about.  Let my life be fully surrendered to You.  You are awesome and I want to serve You well.  Help me to lift my eyes and see things from Your perspective.  Let me know your heart.

Yours,
Jeff