26/04/2026
*RESCUED FOR A PURPOSE*
When Jonah was cast down into the depths of the sea, unable to escape his dilemma, he cried out, “For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the floods surrounded me; all your billows and your waves passed over me” *Jonah 2:3.*
Who cast Jonah down into those depths of darkness? It was God! The heavenly Father took the prophet down to the very bottom and prepared the whale to swallow him. God was not mad at Jonah, so why did he allow this to happen to him? Because he wanted to stop his servant from running away from his will. He wanted Jonah to follow his plan so that he would be blessed. In short, God took Jonah down to the depths to restore him.
*Jonah 2:2* tells us exactly what God was after: “I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, and he answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.” The Lord was waiting for Jonah to turn to him, to cry out to him alone. Then Jonah prayed, “When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord…” *Jonah 2:7.*
Today, the Lord does the same with us. He allows us to sink in despair over our sin until we have no other source to turn to but him. Finally, out of the belly of our hell, we cry, “Oh, Lord, please hear me! I have no hope. deliver me!”
However if you are still running from one church to another seeking pastors to lay hands on you, it's not bad for pastor to pray for you, we are told to "pray for one another"
However I have to tell you that no human being knows the exact depths of your Situation right now but only God, there are things that you can not even explain but know that, the Lord has allowed you to go down to the depths. Yet it is all for a purpose. He is hoping that, like Jonah, you will “turn to him.”
Beloved, rest assured, for when Jonah cried out to the Lord, God delivered him quickly: “So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land” *Jonah 2:10.*