Good Morning Friends,
Jonah was running away from the Lord, unwilling
to be obedient to His call. He boarded a ship that was headed toward Tarshish. But
God wasn’t willing to let Jonah go. God pursued Jonah.
“Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea,
and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.” (Jonah
1:4)
The storm was an evidence of God’s love. God
was not willing to let Jonah leave Him.
God wanted Jonah back and He pursued Him. He sent the storm to get
Jonah’s attention and turn him back in the right direction. It became obvious
that the storm was specifically sent to deal with Jonah.
“Then they took Jonah and threw him
overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.” (Jonah 1:15)
As soon as the others on the ship threw Jonah
into the sea, the sea grew calm again. God wanted Jonah and He was willing to
go to great lengths to get him back.
“But the LORD provided a great fish to
swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights.”
(Jonah 1:17)
The great fish was a further evidence of
God’s love for Jonah. The fish was Jonah’s salvation. Without the fish he would
have drowned in the sea. But God provided the fish as a place of safe refuge
for Jonah. It was his retreat, a place where he could consider what he was
going to do with God and the call of God on his life.
God loved Jonah and would not let him get
away with leaving Him. God pursued Jonah to bring him back and set him again on
the right road.
Remember that God loves you like He loved
Jonah. He won’t let you go without a fight, either.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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