† The Fish Hotel † Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me. But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. Jonah 1:1–3 ESV The Lord told Jonah to go to Nineveh, but Jonah went to Tarshish, the opposite direction. After three days and nights inside a custom fish hotel, Jonah went to Nineveh. One of my teachers once saw a used car that he really wanted to buy. While at the dealership he prayed about it and felt the Lord said: No. He walked around the lot and called his wife to pray with her, and she said she did not feel right about it either. After walking around the lot again he decided that he really just wanted that particular car. He went to the car and prayed about it again and heard: Yes! You NEED this car. So he bought it and happily started home, but on the way the engine oil light came on. He stopped at a service station and filled it up with oil and resumed his trip, but soon the light came on again. To shorten this up, the car ended up sitting in his driveway with a blown engine while he made payments on it for two years. If you try and twist God’s arm to give you what you want, you just might get it. Listen to the Lord the first time and avoid the fish hotel experience. Jesus loves you so much that He traded His life for yours! :)
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 09:58:23 +0000
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