Jonah 1:17 NKJV
“Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”
Jonah 1:17 NKJV
When Jonah deliberately went against God’s instructions, he got into trouble and put others in danger.
Jonah realised that nothing is going to stop the storms unless he obeyed God to follow God’s instructions.
Therefore, Jonah was thrown into the sea and a whale swallowed Jonah and kept him 3 days and 3 nights in the fish's belly.
Sometimes when we go out deliberately against God and His will, we might find ourselves in a situation like Jonah.
When we walk away from God’s destiny and do our own thing, we will find dissatisfaction within us.
We might find ourselves feeling that we are reaching the end of our dreams.
In the new covenant, God pronounced blessings and peace to all of His children.
All we need to do is to turn to God who has blessed us with every spiritual blessings.
God is the light of our life, walking away from His instructions is walking away from His light.
Walking away from His instruction is walking into darkness where we allow ourselves to be lost.
We need to come back to God and live in His grace. We need to turn to Him who is life and remain in Him.
No matter what we planned to do, no matter how great the achievements may look like, our true satisfaction and fulfilment can only be found in obeying God.
Let us guard ourselves from all the troubles and avoid all the dangers.
Love God, love people and follow Jesus all the days of our lives.
Blessings
Ps Ambrose