Some Christians see God as a kindly but passive observer of our
choices. After all, God wouldn’t ever interfere with our free will,
would He? Ask Jonah and a wry smile would come over his face.” This is
how Colin Smith introduces a fictional anecdote from the life of the prophet Jonah:
Would God ever interfere with our free will?
Hmmm … let’s see.
I
had made my choice. I suppressed my conscience, steeled my nerves and,
by a free act of my own will, boarded the ship to Tarshish. But God
would not let me go.
My will was taking me in the wrong direction.
So God made an intervention, graciously messing with my rebellious
heart to save me from a life wasted in disobedience.
God stepped
into my life uninvited, through an unexpected storm, rolling dice, and
pounding waves that pushed me down until, finally, I came to my senses
and called on the Lord, only to find that He had already planned and
provided for my salvation by sending a great fish. Continue at Tim Challies
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