And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. Jonah 2:10 (NIV). I couldn’t agree more with the meme that says “the quickest way to get someone out of bed is for them to hear the sound of a cat about to throw up.” Right on, right on. Imagine what it would haveContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 16 March 2021 Today’s topic: Get You Up in the Morning”
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Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 8 March 2021 Today’s topic: Praying
In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry. You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. Jonah 2:2-3 (NIV).Continue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 8 March 2021 Today’s topic: Praying”
Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 4 March 2021. Today’s topic: God’s MO
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. Jonah 2:1 (NIV). As chapter 2 starts, we learn that Jonah is conscious inside the fish. He is consciously praying to the Lord, his God. At this verse, two thoughts come to mind. One, bravo Jonah. Praying is the best thing he could do. And, two, fishContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 4 March 2021. Today’s topic: God’s MO”
Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 3 March 2021 Today’s topic: Big Fish
Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Jonah 1:17 (NIV). No, this isn’t Pinocchio; no, the ‘big fish’ wasn’t a whale. No, believe it or not, this isn’t some fairy tale or myth or impossible story. You know what this is? It’s history. Continue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 3 March 2021 Today’s topic: Big Fish”
Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 15 February 2021 Today’s topic: God Came Anyway
The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: Jonah 1:1 (NIV). Jesus quoted fourteen of the thirty-nine books that comprise the Old Testament. He knew them all; He inspired them all. And, as a young man, He would have been taught them in the synagogue. In the New Testament books that contain Jesus’ quotes, however, He directlyContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 15 February 2021 Today’s topic: God Came Anyway”
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