Jonah

It took me about 15 minutes, in two settings, to read this book. There are two charactors in this story to whom God gave commands; Jonah and the fish. Both were obedient the second time God spoke to them.  But the first time there was a drastic difference in responses. The fish was completely obedient with the first command. Jonah was not nearly as consistent. We may refer to fish as dumb animals, but from God's perspective they are more consistent in odedoence. But God would rather have one human heart that is willing to turn to him than 1,000 obedient fish.
Stuart