God Loves Questions

Should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals?”. - Jonah 4:10-11

These are the very last lines of the book of Jonah, and they end with a question. In fact, the third question that Yahweh asks Jonah in 10 verses. It seems that God is quite committed to being inquisitive.

Rachel Held Evans points out that so many times Christians use the Bible to do the opposite of what God does here: we throw down a scripture verse in order to end a conversation by proving we’re ‘right.’ God seems intent on opening up conversations.

How comfortable do you feel with the idea that God is a curious God, always asking questions? Is that one of the big images you have had of God?

Take some time to read over some of these questions that God asks us, embracing the reality that our God us a question-asking God.

• Do you do well to be angry? - Jonah 4:9

• Should I not be concerned for this great city? - Jonah 4:10

• Where are you? - Genesis 3:9

• What is it that you have done? - Genesis 3:14

• How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? - Ex 10:3

• How long will you wander? - Jer 31:22

• What is written in the Law - how do you read it? - Luke 10:26

• What do you want? - John 1:38

• Do you want to get well? - John 5:6