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In the life of Jonah, he first runs from God, but you cannot run from God, because He is God!
So to get Jonah’s attention, he sends a storm! How many storms come into our lives because we are trying to run from God? The storm kept getting worse, and they picked up Jonah and threw him into the water.
Jonah 1: 15-16; “Then the sailors picked Jonah up and threw him into the raging sea, and the storm stopped at once! The sailors were awestruck by the Lord’s great power, and they offered him a sacrifice and vowed to serve him.” How many storms would stop in our lives if we simply obey the Lord?
But that is not the end of the story. Jonah was thrown into the sea, and is probably thinking that it is. I am done, I am going to drown here in the sea.
BUT GOD did not give up on Jonah, and God does not give up on us!
Jonah 1:17 – “Now the Lord had ARRANGED a great fish (uber) to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.”
God wants us to turn to Him. God wants us to come back to Him! God is arranging circumstances in our lives to bring us back to Him!
Today, no matter what you have done or are doing, the Lord is calling us back to Himself! What are you going to do today?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Pastor Ronald Squibb has been the International Christian Center (ICC) Lead Senior Pastor at Staten Island, New York, since 2011. He draws many experiences from his over 40 years as a pastor and significant emotional life experiences.
His new book, Following the Journey with Jesus, which he co-authored with Daniel McNaughton, was recently published and is receiving rave reviews. His daily devotional appears in this publication.
