Jonah

If you want to run from God, the devil will always offer you a ride.

Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Jonah 1:17

From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. Jonah 2:1

Fishy Prayers

Deep Sea Drama

A Whale of Prayer

Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah … Jonah 1:17

·     Sometimes what we call a problem, God calls provision. 

God doesn’t always give us what we want, but God gives us what we need.  

From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. Jonah 2:1

13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. James 5:13

2 He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry. Jonah 2:2

3 You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. 4 I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’ 5 The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. 6 To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you, Lord my God, brought my life up from the pit. 7 “When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. 8 “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. 9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’ ” Jonah 2:3-9

9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’ (2:9)

9 … What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’ Jonah 2:9

10 And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. Jonah 2:10

·     While you’re waiting, God’s still working.

When it’s Not God’s time—You Can’t force it!

When it Is God’s time—You Can’t stop it!

39 [Jesus] answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Matt 12:39-40