Day
8:
OVERCOMING PREJUDICES
READ: Jonah 1:1-3, 3:1-10; 4:1-3
The story of Jonah is a familiar one.
We like to focus on how Jonah and Nineveh both get second chances
from God. Our God is a God of second, third and 95th
chances. But think about it this way: Jonah’s prejudice of
Nineveh and the people who lived there was one of the problems that
started everything. He (Jonah) believed himself to be better than
the people God called him to serve.
So Jonah did what a lot of us do. He
ran.
We will be removing ourselves from our
home, our familiar places and our comfort zone. The important thing
to remember is that just because our way of life is comfortable to
us, that doesn’t mean that it is better. Guatemala will be far
outside our comfort zone and we may already be forming opinions of
the people we are called to serve. But unlike Jonah, we will choose
not to run but to face this challenge head on.
God has called you to a task. He has
called you to serve. It is important that we do so with proper
intentions and realize that life over there is very different from
life over here. When we are faithful to do what God is asking and
step out of the way, God will amaze us with his love, compassion, and
mercy.
CHALLENGE: Spend time in prayer today
asking God to clear out your expectations and head into this trip
with a clean slate. Ask God for forgiveness for any prejudices that
you have formed.
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