日期：2026年10月31日
经文：约拿书4:2
“我知道你是有恩典、有怜悯的神，不轻易发怒，有丰盛的慈爱，并且后悔不降所说的灾。”
灵修
约拿书里有一个鲜明的对比：水手转向敬畏神，大鱼听从神的命令，尼尼微人从君王到百姓都悔改，神也因他们离开恶道而收回所宣告的灾祸。唯独认识神的先知约拿，仍在抗拒神的心意。
约拿并非不知道神有怜悯，恰恰因为他知道，才不愿去尼尼微。他愿意领受神对自己的拯救，却不愿看见仇敌也蒙恩。后来，他的脚步走向了尼尼微，心却仍停留在自己的判断里。
神收回灾祸，并不是祂的性情反复无常，而是祂始终信实地向悔改的人施怜悯。真正需要改变的，是约拿那颗不愿饶恕的心。
我们也可能如此：事情照做了，心里却不甘愿；口中讲恩典，面对某个人时却坚持追究。神所要的，不只是我们完成一项任务，更是让我们在顺服中，渐渐拥有祂的怜悯。
神没有轻易放弃尼尼微，也没有轻易放弃约拿。祂耐心地提问、教导，邀请这位固执的先知走出自己的狭窄，进入祂宽广的慈爱。
今日默想
我的顺服，是否只有行动，却没有心的回应？当神向我不喜欢的人施恩时，我能否与祂一同喜乐？
祷告
亲爱的天父，求祢光照我里面的固执。赦免我愿意领受恩典，却不愿别人同样蒙恩。求祢赐我柔软的心，使我的心跟上顺服的脚步，学习按祢的眼光看人，以祢的怜悯待人。奉主耶稣基督的名祷告，阿们。
When Our Feet Obey but Our Hearts Resist
Date: 31 October 2026
Scripture: Jonah 4:2
“I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.”
Devotion
The book of Jonah presents a striking contrast: the sailors turn to fear God, the great fish obeys His command, and the people of Nineveh—from the king to the ordinary citizens—repent. God responds to their turning from evil by withholding the announced disaster. Yet Jonah, the prophet who knows God, continues to resist His heart.
Jonah’s problem was not that he did not know God was merciful. Precisely because he knew, he did not want to go to Nineveh. He welcomed God’s deliverance for himself but did not want his enemies to receive the same grace. Eventually, his feet took him to Nineveh, but his heart remained rooted in his own judgment.
God’s decision to withhold disaster does not mean His character is inconsistent. It reveals His steadfast willingness to show mercy to those who repent. What needed to change was Jonah’s unforgiving heart.
We can be like Jonah: doing what is asked while inwardly resisting, speaking about grace while insisting that a particular person must pay. God desires more than the completion of a task. Through obedience, He wants us to grow in His compassion.
God did not easily give up on Nineveh, and neither did He give up on Jonah. Through patient questions and teaching, He invited His stubborn prophet to move beyond his narrow perspective and enter into the wideness of His love.
Today’s Reflection
Is my obedience expressed only through my actions, without a willing heart? When God shows grace to someone I dislike, can I rejoice with Him?
Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father, reveal the stubbornness within me. Forgive me for gladly receiving Your grace while resisting Your kindness towards others. Give me a tender heart, so that my heart follows my obedient steps. Teach me to see people through Your eyes and treat them with Your compassion. In Jesus Christ’s name, amen.
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