By Rev. Alex Titus
Associate Pastor, Fedha Church KAG
Jonah 1:17,
17 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 2:1-10
1 [a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 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.
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,[b]
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.’”
10 And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
Who is Jonah?
Jonah is YOU.
(Jonah Verses 1-3)
(Verses 3-4)
(Verses 8-14)
When we are about to deliver things get tough. The more the contraction the higher the chances of delivery. We serve a God who will not always put a smile on your faces and bless you and pour favour upon you. We serve a God who when He wants to direct you, correct and inspect you, He is a God who delivers you in times of need.
We serve a God who will allow circumstances to come in Life. We serve a Godwho will say it is your time to come out. We serve a God who knows when it's time to bring you out of hidden places of life.
Jonah 2:6
Whenever you try to run away from God you will not go anywhere
Jonah 1:3, Psalms 139:1-2
No matter where you go, God will always have control over your life. Jonah 1:9
God had prepared a Fish to come and swallow Jonah.
God speaks with the fish that it's time for Jonah to come out.
Jonah 2:10
What proved to God that Jonah had changed, what gave God sign that Jonah had obeyed,
What convinced God that Jonah deserved a second chance?
1. He was in a place of prayer
-God will put you in a place where he will push you to pray, so that you can see what prayer can do.
Jonah 2:1
-What will not kill me will make me strong.
-Whatever that will not kill me will strengthen me.
2. Jonah gave the sacrifice of thanksgiving (Praise)
Jonah 2:9
-The fish was not a punishment but protection.
-The fish protected Jonah from (drowning)dying.
-A man's pride shall bring him low, but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Psalms 29:23
3. Your consistency in the presence of God
-Don't run away from storms, instead face them by faith.
-Daniel didn't change his prayer timetable due to what rulers agreed, he prayed like there was no law passed
Isaiah 41:10
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