“chart your course”
Jonah 2:1-2, 9-10
“From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry…
But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the Lord.” And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.”
Proverbs 16:9
“In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.”
In the first part of the series, we saw how Jonah was obedient to God because he didn’t want to go spread the word in the wicked city of Nineveh. Due to his disobedience and not doing work God had in store for him, he ran away and was thrown into the ocean by the fishermen as an offering to make God stop the stormy weather and then was eaten by a whale.
Wow. Sucks to be him. In the belly of the whale, Jonah realized a few things: 1. You can not run from the all knowing God 2. Salvation comes from the Lord 3. If God tells you to do something, do it.
In Jonah’s case where fear and doubt came into his life when told to go to Nineveh, he was not fully trusting in God. God will never forsake nor leave us and He has plans to prosper us, not to harm us. So no matter where we may be sent, know that God is always by our side.
Besides being obedient to Him, God wants us to spend more time with Him and develop an everlasting relationship. We can do this by making the necessary lifestyle changes that honor God. In John 18, it says to “leave our life of sin” and and we must do this to receive transformation from Him.
Jesus Loves You
One Comment
obedience!!!!