Have you ever known anyone who gave every appearance that they could make it on their own, without any need to obey an authority or set of regulations? Sometimes it is the least likely, who obey.\u00a0 When God called Jonah, there were a series of disobediences.\u00a0 Jonah went to Joppa rather then to Nineveh.\u00a0 He went down into a small ship, rather than going up to a great city.\u00a0 He went with sailors to Tarshish rather than going in the presence of the Lord.\u00a0 So where does one find obedience in this story – in the least likely place. \u201cThe Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah\u201d (Jonah 1:17), then \u201ccommanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.\u201d (Jonah 2:10).\u00a0 Twice, the fish obeyed the Lord. I know.\u00a0 You might be thinking, \u201cthis is a fishy story,\u201d but sometimes, the ones who appear to be the most self-assured, self-appointed, self-confident, will disobey, while the least likely will obey.\u00a0 Do you find yourself somewhere in this story?<\/p>\n
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