When we think of the book of Jonah, we get so fixated on the “fish” part that we forget that there is a larger, God-given purpose to, and for, Jonah. Chapter 3 brings us back to that larger purpose: God’s grace in calling sinners to faith and repentance. We see that God delights to save sinners – yes, even the worst of sinners. As we come to Jonah 3, we would do well to keep in mind the words of our Lord from John 6:37, “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” Praise the Lord for His saving grace!