Jonah 4:1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. 2 And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? 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. 3 Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” 4 And the Lord said, “Do you do well to be angry?”
Many of us are familiar with this well-known ending to the account of Jonah. He was beside himself with anger because God relented when the city of Ninevah repented. And it wasn't just a quick response of anger: it festered; it immediately went to the red zone and stayed there. Jonah was bitter big-time. Notice what God says: "Do you really think this is doing you, or anyone else, any good? Your self-righteous anger is more about you than what is real, true, or right. How often do we fall into the same state of insanity?
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