But
Jonah Got Up
And
Went In The Opposite Direction
To
Get Away From The Lord.
Scripture
Jonah
1
3
But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from
the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship
leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to
escape from the Lord by sailing to Tarshish.
Jonah
2
Then
Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish.
Jonah
3
Then the Lord
spoke to Jonah a second time: 2 “Get up and go to the great city of
Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.” 3 This time
Jonah obeyed the Lord’s command and went to Nineveh,
Observation
Jonah's
story is fascinating! Maybe it is your story! It has so many lessons
for me and lessons for you too. You might joke about heading to
Tarshish, but if that is where you think you are heading God has some
surprises for you!
He loves you way too much to let you keep running.
Just think about the story of Jonah! The same God that loved Jonah
and who loved the people of Nineveh is the same God that loves you!
Jonah
spent 3 days inside the belly of that great fish and then He prayed
to his God. God heard his prayer, had the fish spit Jonah out on dry
land, then God told Jonah again to go to Nineveh. Jonah obeyed the
Lord's command and went.
It's
time for all of us to say “Yes” to the Lord. It is time for all
of us to head where God wants to go!
Simple
obedience = is the mark of a mature disciple! (pastor Bruce Moore
June 25, 2017)
Application
I
will obey the Lord when He ask me to do something. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I love to hear stories about people who gave up running and
made the decision to change the direction of their life and turned
back to You. It gives me hope for those in my life who are continuing
to head toward Tarshish. I pray for them Lord. Give them a big fish
experience! Do whatever it takes to change the direction of their
lives. I want each one of them to love You with all of their heart,
mind, and soul!
Daily
Bible Reading: Jonah 1,2,3,4; 2 Timothy 2
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