09/04/2026
Jonah 1:8-10: Then they said to him, “Tell us, now! On whose account has this calamity struck us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?” He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the LORD God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land.” 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.
Rebellion toward God can often take one of two forms: an outright refusal or a more passive aggressive approach. In both of them the motivation is that we would rather pursue our own agenda rather than the Father’s. Whichever we choose doesn’t remove God’s instruction and commands – it just creates a mess.
Jonah thought running away from the Lord was the answer. When we look at the entire story, all he did was bring trouble upon himself and those around him. God calls His people to be a blessing not a curse. For Jonah, it took 3 days in the belly of a large fish to see it God’s way. Let’s pray we aren’t like Jonah and instead when we hear the command of the Lord we instantly act in His purpose so that we can be a benefit to those around us.