Saying "No" to God!
“Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ” ~ Jonah 1:1 As a little girl I thought Jonah was a great story: The prophet of God living inside a whale for three days after being swallowed by a giant whale is an amazing story for people of any age. Jonah, of course, was more than a great children’s story. When examined a little deeper you find that it is a story of the mercy and forgiveness of loving Father: A Father who, rather than destroy a sinful and undeserving people, decided to send a message of hope and redemption. What a beautiful description and display of the Father’s love toward us. There is nothing He would not do to redeem man unto himself. He displayed this love to the greatest degree when HE sent His son, Jesus, to die for the sins of you and me. (singing) O, What love HE has for me!!! Yes, Jonah was a great story of love, but there is another side of the story that I believe we can relate to all too often: Saying “NO” to God. Jonah is one of...