Here are my notes from today's devo - Jonah 1:4-16

❓ Is it possible that God sent Jonah on a mission that Jonah felt was going to fail?

 "​​There are two purposes for God's message and our call to declare it. 1) That the hearers will heed and respond. 2) That they will know God's judgment is proclaimed and established." ~BP Devo (Tyler Woods)

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Our Plan - I need this Lord, so let's do it now, okay Lord?

GOD's PLAN - Do you Trust Me? Then wait on Me

• Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! (Psalm 27:14)

• The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1)

v.4

 Jonah boarded the boat and went to sleep at the bottom of the boat while the boat was being tossed at sea;

• God sent the wind and storm (tempest) so the ship almost broke.

• God can call a storm or calm the seas.

"​​Mat.8:24 "And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.25 And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” ~Delanie Bee

v.5-10

 The sailors were afraid, cried out to their gods, and threw cargo to lighten the ship.

They cast lots (similar to drawing names from a hat, randomly) & it fell on Jonah. 

They woke Jonah and they inquired about him.

• He told them he was a Hebrew and feared the God of Heaven.

• He told them he was running from God.

v.11-16

Jonah asks to be thrown into the sea (to die?)

• They tried to "row" to safety but couldn't.

• They prayed to HIS GOD (out of fear) to be spared.

• They threw Jonah into the sea as a sacrifice to Him.

• They took vows after being delivered from the storm.

God showed mercy in the storm.

 ** Jonah wrote this book. It was his story to tell and he wrote it as a caution to us.

​*Share with us below your notes and comments.

~Psalm 27:17 says "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another."~