Jonah 7-Day Reading PlanSampl

After receiving a message from God and clearly understanding what God wanted Jonah to do, Jonah decided he didn’t want to obey God. Instead, he decided to run.

Why would Jonah run from God? Why would a prophet defy the Lord’s command? We’ll get an answer from Jonah himself later in chapter 4, but for now, it’s worth examining our own heart and asking, why do we ignore God? Why do we refuse to obey what we know he is telling us to do? 

There will always be a ship in the harbor ready to take you away from what God has called you to, but it only leads to a storm. God gives you and me the chance to either do it his way or the hard way. He lets us choose. So what choice will you make today?

Is there something God has been speaking to you? Something that has been convicting you or pressing on your heart and mind so strongly that you know it’s God, but you’ve been running, trying to hide, or fighting Him? Have you been trying to take the hard way instead of His way? You have a chance right now to turn around and take a step in the direction He is calling you to. Obey. Do whatever you know He’s calling you to do. You can trust Him.

After you finish reading, be sure to listen to the daily podcast episode of Jonah by Daily Faith + Life wherever you listen to podcasts.