Jonah may have been disobedient, but he understood that his disobedience was what caused this horrific storm. When they threw Jonah overboard, the expectation was that he would likely drown. But Jonah didn’t drown. Nope. God arranged an Uber of the deep, do give in a ride —a giant fish, a whale—to keep him alive and give him a place to sit and get his attitude together.
Verse 17 reads, “Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”
Jonah bought a ticket to anywhere-but-purpose, boarded a ship of disobedience, and wound up swallowed by circumstance. But here’s the beauty: what looked like punishment was actually protection. God didn’t let Jonah drown; He gave him a three-day sit-down session in the belly of grace.
Now picture it: dark, slimy, smelly—no Wi-Fi, no exit—just Jonah, God, and a whole lot of time to think. Because sometimes, you don’t learn in the spotlight; you learn in the stomach of a situation that forces reflection. Jonah didn’t just get swallowed; he got still. He didn’t just sit down; he woke up.
Closing Song: The Call by Isabel Davis
www.BibleDeliverance.org
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