But
Jonah Got Up
And
Went In The Opposite Direction
To
Get Away From The Lord.
Scripture
Jonah
1
1 The Lord gave
this message to Jonah son of Amittai:
2 “Get up
and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it
because I have seen how wicked its people are.”
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.
Observation
Are
you, like the Prophet Jonah, going in the wrong direction?
I
am greatly encouraged when I hear stories about people who have
decided to stop running from God and have made the decision to live
for Him.
I
still have people close to me who are trying to live their lives like
God doesn't exist. And I might add that it is not working out very
well for them. But I know that God is constantly at work in their
lives and He is in hot pursuit of them.
Oh
yes, God is pursuing each and every one of us. He loves us. He wants
to bless us. He wants us to trust and depend on Him.
Obedience
and Blessing go hand in hand … so if you want things to change in
your life … live a life of obedience!
Matthew
7:28
But
anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it
is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.
Romans
6:16
Don’t
you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey?
You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose
to obey God,
which leads to righteous living.
Ephesians
2:2
You
used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying
the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is
the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.
Application
I
know God loves me. I know that He wants me to live a life of
obedience.
How
about you?
Luke
11:28
Jesus
replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God
and put it into practice.”
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I am so ready to see a change in the lives of some of the
people that are close to me. I am tired of seeing them miss out on
all the wonderful things that they could be experiencing. Oh, if they
would just turn their lives in Your direction. Lord, open up their
spiritual eyes. Help them to walk in obedience. None of us deserve
Your love. None of us deserve Your mercy. Work in their hearts so
they can also receive what they do not deserve.
Daily
Bible Reading: Jonah 1,2,3,4; 2 Timothy 2
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