BIBLE STUDIES FROM NLC LEADERS - HEATHER WALKER
7. Jonah (specifically ch1-2)
I was thinking about the current situation of-confinement the other day and began to consider Jonah in the belly of a great fish.
How amazing is God almighty that He was able to enable Jonah to breath from inside a creature which does not require air and swims constantly under the ocean.
To prevent him from being digested by the fish’s normal mechanism, or from being killed by the pressure of the body or water.
To survive in pitch blackness and through the turmoil of movement as the creature swam around.
Even in such a terrible place Jonah realised that God was there with him and ready to lift him up again. As he began to pray from the depths the Lord immediately came to his rescue and made the fish deliver him to a safe place on dry land.
Within the whole account God never changes in His attitude of love for people or His desire for His servant to obey Him.
I believe this an illustration of Father’s ability to keep us through this crisis and any other problem we may face in the future.
The time afforded is giving opportunity for thought and reflection on being His children and His servants and preparing us for the new challenges ahead.
It is worth reflecting on Jonah’s response towards God’s grace to the people of Nineveh after all that Jehovah had done for him and making a concerted effort not to follow in his footsteps!
Heather Walker.