Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Jonah 1:9

In this 4-part devotional, Pastor Dylan Dodson teaches through the book of Jonah. This plan will help you see God’s faithfulness, and that no one is beyond His grace and mercy.

Jonah’s story reminds us that God’s compassion extends to both the prideful prophet and the wicked unbeliever. Despite all of Jonah’s resistance and hard-heartedness, God’s merciful message of repentance was still delivered to the Ninevites. The Ninevites' repentance shows us nothing can thwart God's plans of redemption.

Far from being some fairytale about a fish, the book of Jonah is a real story about God’s grace, compassion, and love—even toward wayward people—and his commitment to spreading his message around the world. In this four-day plan, pastor David Platt shows us God is determined to spread his Word to all the nations of the earth, and God uses his people to carry out this mission.

How can you face failure with a Biblical perspective and move forward when you've made mistakes? This five-day reading plan is from the Theology of Work Project.

Over the course of five days, read through the entire book of Jonah alongside theologically rich passages from the ESV Expository Commentary: Daniel—Malachi: Volume 7.

The Essential 100® Bible Challenge is a simple tool to read through the Big Story of God's Word. The reading plan is based on 50 Old Testament and 50 New Testament passages. Continue with the tenth part "The Prophets." ®Produced by American Bible Society in partnership with Scripture Union, Inc.

This video devotional plan takes you through the story of Jonah. But it’s more than a story about a guy and a big fish. It’s a story about God’s big forgiveness for you.

The book of Jonah is a great way of studying about ourselves, with the Bible as our mirror. In this book, we can discover our hidden prejudices and faults and find how we can better serve God in the spheres He has placed us.

We regularly forget about the journey between our beginnings and endings. However, God orchestrated the journey for a purpose. In this plan, we'll read about five different journeys that may have been tough, but glorified God. Through this, you'll learn how to trust and praise God in the middle of your path.

With Sandy Tales, we tell the old Bible stories through sand art. All of these stories open windows to the reality of God. God's stories with humanity through the ages bring hope, comfort, and life and they connect people with God. In this reading plan, you will discover the exceptional story of an angry prophet and the revelation that God offers him so much grace, more than Jonah likes.

In this reading plan, Paula Faris encourages and equips you to live outside your fear and find your true calling, which isn’t in a job, bank account, status, or spotlight, but in getting outside of the “doing” and knowing who you are in Christ—all while discovering your unique talents and areas of calling.

In 100 carefully selected passages from the Bible, you will discover who Jesus is and why he is so significant – even life-transforming. Through both Old and New Testament readings, you will discover why God sent Jesus, what Jesus taught, how he treated people, why he did miracles, the meaning of his death, the significance of his resurrection, and what the Bible says about his second coming.

Our world pushes a seductive lie: you can achieve any goal through positive thinking, organization, and determination. But anyone who's tried to white-knuckle their way to self-fulfillment is only left with frustration, disappointment, and exhaustion. Inspired by Tara Sun's book, this plan shows that there’s a better way: surrender to the God who cares for us and has an infinitely better blueprint for a life filled with joy, peace, and meaning.

Jonah 1:1-17 and Mark 4:1 & 35-41 give us a gospel view of first, the inevitability of our storms of life, second, the intensity of these storms, and third, how the identity of Jesus Christ, our greater Jonah, enables us to successfully face these storms of life.

Are you facing something you'd rather run away from? Do you find yourself heading closer and closer to rock bottom? Jonah's been there. Over this 5-day plan, we'll explore Jonah's journey to rock bottom and back and discover how God redeemed his story and an entire city.

Struggling to find purpose & peace in this age of busyness & distraction? You are not alone! Of all the things you can chase – success, status, relationships – only one pursuit truly matters: becoming a spiritual man of God. Only through walking with Him daily, in both good & hard times, can men discover their true purpose. Inspired by the book, this plan will bring clarity & encouragement to each day.

Amazing Stories is a series of animated videos featuring Bible stories that share God’s redemptive narrative across all Scripture. A short, animated video about God's mighty power tells an Old Testament story for each day of the five-part plan.

"Retrieved for Purpose" is a 5-day plan focused on God's unlimited ability to restore what was lost. Each day emphasizes redemption, restoration, and divine purpose, reminding us that no matter how far we've fallen, God's grace reaches us and realigns us with His plans and purpose. This plan infuses hope by encouraging believers to embrace God's power to redeem and repurpose their lives. Regardless of the depths from which they may have fallen, nothing is beyond His ability to renew and transform.

Leave the child's story behind and dig deeper into the spiritual depths of Jonah. Travel from Joppa through the belly of a fish to Nineveh and find shade under the shadow of God's grace. Only four chapters long, the story of this wayward prophet is packed with spiritual truths for the modern-day Jonah in all of us.

When you decide to trust and follow Jesus, He gives you a fresh life and a fresh heart with a fresh start. And then, life happens. You mess up. You fall back into old ways of living. How can you get fresh and stay fresh? This Bible Plan will teach you how to stay fresh and live free!

Sometimes doing the right thing is the hardest thing. However, sometimes not doing the right thing can send us into a hard place. Whether it's forgiveness, letting go of damaging relationships or stepping into your calling - the peace comes when you say yes to God, even when you don’t want to.

There are countless numbers of people who walk away from God's best for them every day. Whether they know it or not, they've made excuses that have kept them from the risky, dangerous, powerful life that God has called them to. If you've settled for less than God's best, this devotional is a confrontation with your biggest excuses.

This reading plan features excerpts from Chad Veach's book Faith Forward Future. Readers will learn that God can use everyone to do His will through obedience, which will in turn lead to a fulfilling, faithful life.    

Almost everyone is familiar with the man who was swallowed by the whale. But Jonah is much more than a childhood Bible lesson, at its core, it’s a story about a stubborn man and a gracious God. Over the next 7 days, you will read Jonah’s story twice along with some other companion verses.

We’re not perfect. In fact, we mess up on a regular basis. How can we be certain of salvation or even pleasing God if we continue to fall short so often? This plan reminds us that we don’t have to FIND God... because He isn’t lost or hiding. Rather, He pursues us and is right there when we choose to look.