The Gospel and the glory

The gospel of Jesus Christ might not always sound or look the way I think it should, but it will always glorify God.

I've been going through Jonah and this is something Jonah had to struggle and eventually just deal with. The gospel Jonah understood was one meant only for God's chosen people and not the Assyrians. Jonah did not expect, and did not want, the gospel of God's mercy to extend to his enemies.

But - in the end the repentant people of Nineveh gave God glory for His merciful warning.

God was glorified, and continues to be glorified thousands of years later as we read this story.

I hate that I see Jonah in myself so much. God help me!