📖 Day 19: God’s Question of Compassion

Scripture:
“But God said to Jonah, ‘Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?’” — Jonah 4:9

🌿 Reflection

God doesn’t shout.
He doesn’t scold.
He doesn’t shame.

He simply asks a question.

A question meant not to trap Jonah,
but to heal him.

Jonah is furious — about the plant, the heat, the wind, the mercy shown to Nineveh, the discomfort within his own heart.
But God gently brings Jonah to a place of self-examination:

“Is it right?”
Is your anger justified?
Is this the whole truth?
Is this where you want to stay?

When God asks a question, it is never because He lacks information.
It is because we lack clarity.

This question is not about the plant at all.
It is about Jonah’s compassion — or lack of it.
About the tight places in Jonah’s heart that cannot rejoice when others receive mercy.

God is doing heart surgery with a single sentence.

He invites Jonah to look inward, to see what’s driving his anger, to notice what matters more to him — comfort or compassion.

And He invites us to ask the same:

Where does my anger speak louder than my mercy?

What do I defend more fiercely than God’s heart for others?

Sometimes the most transformative moment in our walk with God begins with a quiet, honest question.

📝 Journal Prompt

What emotions in your life feel “justified,” but may be hiding deeper hurt, fear, or pride?

Write about a place where God may be asking you gently:
“Is it right for you to feel this way?”

Let His question unfold something tender.