Series: Missionary God and the Prodigal Prophet
November 06, 2022 | Dr. Wes George
Passage: Jonah 1:10-17
When I run from God, He pursues me.
When I run from God, He rescues others while rescuing me.
10 Then the men became extremely frightened and they said to him, “How could you do this?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
The men became aware of the futility of opposing God.
11 So they said to him, “What should we do to you that the sea may become calm for us?”—for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy.
The men became unsure of the solution of appeasing God’s wrath.
12 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 on account of me this great storm has come upon you.”
13 However, the men rowed desperately to return to land but they could not, for the sea was becoming even stormier against them.
The men began to see the process of calming the storm.
Humble prayer.
14 Then they called on the Lord and said, “We earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life and do not put innocent blood on us; for You, O Lord, have done as You have pleased.”
Surrendered obedience.
15 So they picked up Jonah, threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.
Sincere worship.
16 Then the men feared the Lord greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
When I run from God, He providentially punishes and protects.
17 And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights.
Romans 8:28
28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;
30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.
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