"And he said to them, 'Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me.' Nevertheless the men rowed hard to return to land, but they could not, for the sea continued to grow more tempestuous against them. Therefore they cried out to the LORD...."
Jonah 1:12-14a
Jonah, the prophet – what a great man of God!?!? One would think that Jonah would be on his knees crying out to God in repentance and asking God to deliver him from the storm. But not Jonah. Nowhere in Chapter One is there even a hint of humbling himself before God, even though he acknowledges that he is responsible for the trouble. He would rather die than repent. The heathen sailors prayed to Jonah's God before Jonah did because they knew how serious the problem was. It was not until Jonah was in the belly of the great fish that he finally cried out to God (2:2). Sometimes people who have walked with God for many years become proud and hardened in their spirits and think they are so spiritual that they don't need to repent, even though the storms caused by their disobedience rage around them. They have to get to the bottom of the pit before they finally throw themselves on God's mercy. How much better to live humbly before God and avoid the storms.
Today's Thought: A humble heart lives in repentance.
Have a humble day. Love you.
Jonah 1:12-14a
Jonah, the prophet – what a great man of God!?!? One would think that Jonah would be on his knees crying out to God in repentance and asking God to deliver him from the storm. But not Jonah. Nowhere in Chapter One is there even a hint of humbling himself before God, even though he acknowledges that he is responsible for the trouble. He would rather die than repent. The heathen sailors prayed to Jonah's God before Jonah did because they knew how serious the problem was. It was not until Jonah was in the belly of the great fish that he finally cried out to God (2:2). Sometimes people who have walked with God for many years become proud and hardened in their spirits and think they are so spiritual that they don't need to repent, even though the storms caused by their disobedience rage around them. They have to get to the bottom of the pit before they finally throw themselves on God's mercy. How much better to live humbly before God and avoid the storms.
Today's Thought: A humble heart lives in repentance.
Have a humble day. Love you.
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