Saved From, Saved For

This week we learn that not only did God save Jonah, but He also sent Jonah to accomplish God’s mission. Salvation is not the finish line; it’s the starting point for God’s mission in your life. Just like Jonah, we can be reluctant to obey God, but God relentlessly pursues His people and extends mercy to us. Jonah learns that being saved from judgment means being saved for obedience. Jonah initially seems ready to obey, but we’ll find that Jonah 3 and 4 reveal a deeper struggle within him. He welcomes God’s mercy for himself but desires judgment for others. We are to carry the same mercy and compassion God has shown us to everyone around us. If you’ve been saved from, you’ve been saved for.