Jonah’s prayer
Keywords 2:9
But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will
sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the
LORD."
1.
When Jonah ran away from God, God sent a huge fish in the sea to swallow him
up. He was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. He was now as good as dead. With a broken
heart, he prayed to God. He repented of his sin and finally praised God,
proclaiming, “Salvation comes from the Lord.”
2. When we are disobedient, God
gives us hardship to turn our hearts back to him. In those times, all we can do
is kneel and repent before God. After three days in the fish’s belly, Jonah came to realize that
only God could save him; no one else could save him, neither idols nor human
willpower. He only could say, “Salvation comes from the Lord.”
3. In our hardship, we sometimes
argue with God, “Why are you giving me this trouble?” But through hardship, God
purifies our heart that we may repent and meet God newly as Jonah did. With a
renewed heart and deeper understanding of God, we can serve the purpose that
God has for us. Now Jonah was ready to serve his mission, to preach the message
of repentance to the city of Nineveh.
Prayer Lord, please help us to repent and
meet you newly through our hardship.
One Word Salvation
comes from the Lord!
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