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God hurled a storm upon the sea to discipline Jonah
God had spoken to Jonah, but he did not listen. Now God ‘spoke’ in a different way, by hurling a storm upon the sea where Jonah’s ship was sailing away from the Lord’s presence. Sometimes it is necessary for God to intervene in the lives of his children if they don’t listen to His voice. That might hurt. But it is actually God’s grace at work! God could have let Jonah continue on his disastrous way, but He chose to bring him back. He did not bring this storm upon Jonah and the sailors - and probably upon other ships too, - because He enjoyed showing his wrath, but because He wanted Jonah to turn from his evil ways.
Similarly, God speaks about the royal line of David: “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, but my steadfast love will not depart from him” (2 Samuel 7:14-15). God disciplines His rebellious children, because He wants them to walk the way of life.
Are you paying attention to God’s will? Or do you also need discipline to get you ‘back on track’?
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The book of Jonah is a special Bible book. It is about a prophet who does not want to obey his commission. Jonah knows that God is gracious to people who don’t deserve it, and he does not want God to show mercy to his enemies. This reading plan follows the story about Jonah’s rebellion and God’s undeserved mercy, and searches how these themes are relevant to our lives too.
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