Believe His Prophets

Daily Bible Reading

March 21, 2021

Jonah 2

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Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly,

²And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

³For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

⁴Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

⁵The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

⁶I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.

⁷When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

⁸They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

⁹But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.

¹⁰And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

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Commentary

There is nothing like sitting in the slimy belly of a sea creature to help focus your attention on God’s will for you. The Lord now had Jonah’s full and undivided attention.

Jonah quickly discovered that his life was in shambles and turning to God seemed his only viable option. Notice that when Jonah finally began to re-train his eyes toward God’s dwelling place—the sanctuary—he started to see the salvation of the Lord. He cried out and God responded by speaking to His “ocean-going taxi cab” that promptly brought Jonah to dry land and unceremoniously deposited him there.

It doesn’t matter who you are—a run-away prophet, a person sinking beneath the waves because of pride, a demon possessed lunatic, or anyone else—God will answer your call to be saved. Once He does save you, then it’s time to listen and follow Him. “And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, ‘This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left’” (see Isaiah 30:21).

Jim Ayer
Better Life Broadcasting Network, President

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