“But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken†(Jonah 1:4).
God did not give up on Jonah. However, He had to help him see the error of his way. First, there was great wind and then a terrible storm hit the ship where a certain “runaway prophet†was a passenger.
God often has to use one kind of a storm or other to bring us back into His Will. What a merciful God we serve, Who doesn’t give up on us either. It’s through the storms of life we see that God is greater than any storm we may encounter.
Jonah was going to learn, the hard way, just how powerful God is. You should strive to hold tight to the hand of God no matter how hard the “tempest rages.†You don’t want to have to experience anything like Jonah did. The only way to avoid this is to draw closer to Him when the storms hit and you feel like the “shi p†of your life may break. He will be there for you to either calm the storm or you.
Sue Winchester
Missouri
PRAY TOGETHER: Pray for Christians in Malaysia. News tell us Bibles were recently confiscated at the airport.
