Jonah tried to run away from the Lord. The Lord protected Jonah (Jonah
1:17). The Lord hadn’t given up on Jonah. God had a purpose for Jonah.
What a great purpose it was! The call of God (Jonah 1:1-2) wasn’t obeyed
by Jonah – but the call of God remained. God was still planning to use
Jonah to bring great blessing to the people of Nineveh. Jonah’s attempt
to go to Tarshish (Jonah 1:3) was a detour – but God had not forgotten
His plan for Jonah. The “big fish” was the beginning of God’s way of
getting Jonah to the place where He wanted him to be. The “three days
and three nights” were God’s way of getting Jonah ready for being His
faithful and fruitful servant. In this time of preparation for service,
there is prayer (Jonah 2:1-10). Jonah’s prayer was preparing the way for
revival in Nineveh.
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