When I finished this message, I turned to my wife and I said, this is going to be a very hard message.

She said, well, the whole series of Jonah hasn't been a joint ride.

I know she has spoken for so many of us, and I know she's spoken for me.

Because one thing you can be sure about is the sermon before I bring you, the application has

already been gone through me and been applied in my life before I bring it here.

And consequently, it is not something that I declare to you dispassionately.

My heart and soul had already been integrated with this message.

In fact, this particular message I found myself before God asking myself the question.

The question is posed to me by the Lord and by the Holy Spirit.

Have I ever been angry with God for His mercy and grace?

Ask yourself that question sometime.

Because after a thorough examination, you're going to discover, you know, when you have to be honest with God,

you can't fake it with God, and you have to

come up with some answers that you might not like, as I did.

And my answer was no, and yes.

No, I've never been angry with God at any time when I receive mercy from his hand, for me. I have never been angry with God

when I've received mercy from his hand for my family. I've never been angry with God for the

mercy that we have received as I pray for you as we pray pray for one another, and we see answers to prayer.

In fact, to the contrary, I have a discipline by which I mark these things down,

and I constantly go back to the Lord and give thanks to the Lord for answered prayer.

I give thanks to the Lord for showing mercy.

I said, no, I don't get angry with God for his mercy. So what is that yes? What is that

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