Running Away from God
The LORD gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.” But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD.—Jonah 1:1-3a NLT
The prophet Jonah reacted badly to God’s command. He turned his back and began a downward slide that ended in the belly of a “great fish.” His every action took him farther and farther from the Father.
Jonah’s was a sorry, half-hearted commitment. God told him to go to Nineveh and preach repentance, but Jonah didn’t quite make it. He said, “I started to go. At least, I made the attempt.”
Many Christians today are like Jonah—committed in word but not in deed. What about you? When God tells you to do something, do you run away? Or do you answer a resounding “Yes!” and move ahead with a heart full of faith?
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