May 5, 2005
The Word May 5, 2006
The Story & Lessons of Jonah
-When Jonah was thrown into the sea, it states, “Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights,” (Jonah 1:17). In the belly of the fish Jonah cried out to the Lord. Can you image being in the belly of a fish? That had to be scary and painful. Jonah even described it as "the belly of hell," (Jonah 2:2).
-When we are disobedient to the Lord, He will allow certain pains, sorrows, and suffering to come upon us. In Hebrews, 12:6 it states, "For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom be recieveth;” if the Lord loves you, He will punish you when you disobey Him. He does this so we will call out to Him in our times of need, so that we can see His true power. It also is a way for us to start a relationship with Him. When we are going through something and someone does something to help us get through that situation, that is when we can start to, not only, build a relationship with that person, but trust. The entire second chapter of Jonah, for 10 verses, he was crying out to the Lord. Jonah did not come out of the fish until the 10th verse “And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land,” (Jonah 2:10). Lord, please open my heart to you and cause me to want a real relationship with you.
The Story & Lessons of Jonah
-When Jonah was thrown into the sea, it states, “Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights,” (Jonah 1:17). In the belly of the fish Jonah cried out to the Lord. Can you image being in the belly of a fish? That had to be scary and painful. Jonah even described it as "the belly of hell," (Jonah 2:2).
-When we are disobedient to the Lord, He will allow certain pains, sorrows, and suffering to come upon us. In Hebrews, 12:6 it states, "For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom be recieveth;” if the Lord loves you, He will punish you when you disobey Him. He does this so we will call out to Him in our times of need, so that we can see His true power. It also is a way for us to start a relationship with Him. When we are going through something and someone does something to help us get through that situation, that is when we can start to, not only, build a relationship with that person, but trust. The entire second chapter of Jonah, for 10 verses, he was crying out to the Lord. Jonah did not come out of the fish until the 10th verse “And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land,” (Jonah 2:10). Lord, please open my heart to you and cause me to want a real relationship with you.
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