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Run, Jonah, Run?
Free will and obedience collide. Make Jonah’s choices, see what he actually did, and find out why God doesn’t make robots.
“I have set before you life and death… Therefore choose life.” Deuteronomy 30:19
⚖️ Obeying God or not?
“Want to” vs. “called to”
Obedience to God never means obeying people who control you. Sort these:
🙏 Not my will
Surrender is a choice
Mary was free to say no. She said: “Behold, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38).
Jesus, in Gethsemane, honestly didn’t want the cross. He prayed: “Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done” (Luke 22:42).
Obedience isn’t losing yourself. It’s choosing to trust Someone who loves you more than you love yourself. And it never earns God’s love; you already have it. See God’s Not Doing Your Performance Review.
Keep going: Whose Yoke? · Texts From Future You · Repentance GPS · More Bible games
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