Choose Mercy

The story of Jonah confronts us with an uncomfortable mirror: are we more concerned with our comfort than with God's compassion? This message challenges us to examine whether we've become selective about who deserves mercy, forgetting that we ourselves are products of divine grace. Jonah's journey reveals a prophet who successfully preached revival to 120,000 people yet remained angry about their salvation. His story forces us to ask: do we truly want revival, or only revival on our terms? The central tension lies in God's question to Jonah—and to us—about whether lost cities, neighborhoods, and individuals are worth His compassion. The answer is a resounding yes, demonstrated by the fact that God has planted us exactly where we are as living expressions of His mercy. We are not accidents in our locations; we are divine assignments. When we walk our streets, attend our workplaces, or interact in our communities, we carry the potential to be walking mercy for those around us. This message calls us beyond Sunday services into a radical understanding that our kingdom purpose extends into every corner of our daily lives, challenging us to stop running from uncomfortable assignments and instead embrace our role as ambassadors of grace to a world desperately needing to encounter Jesus.