To put the story in short
God sent Jonah to the great city Nineveh to announce His judgement against it because people in nineveh were wicked!
But Jonah got up and went to the opposite direction to get away from God.
Jonah was both foolish and selfish. He mistakenly thought he could run away from God. He ignored God's desires and indulged his own prejudice against the people of Nineveh, Israel's fiercest enemies. He thought he knew better than God when it came to the fate of the Ninevites.
But finally he recognized the power of God when he was swallowed by a whale and remained in its belly for three days. Jonah had the good sense to repent and thank God for his life. He delivered God's message to Nineveh with skill and accuracy. Even though he resented it, he did his duty.
We may think that we can run or hide from God but we're only fooling ourselves. Our role may not be as dramatic as Jonah's, but we have a duty to God to carry it out to the best of our ability.
Only God who's in control of everything, not us. When we choose to disobey him, we should expect bad consequences. From the moment Jonah went his own way, things started to go wrong.
God is the only righteous judge, favoring whom he pleases. God sets the agenda and timetable. Our job is to follow his instructions.
It only takes our obedience to God for our lives to change for better or to disobey God for things to go wrong in life!
Remain blessed!
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