Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows.Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.
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… it pleased you? So they picked Jonah up and they threw him into the sea. And immediately the sea ceased its raging. And then the men feared the Lord even more and they offered sacrifice to the Lord and made their vows. But the Lord provided a fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of that fish three days and three nights. Saints, this is the word of God for you, the people of God. the word of the Lord came to Jonah. What does it mean to hear God's voice? How can you be sure, I mean really sure, that it is God's voice that you are hearing? That moment when all of life's many noises die down, and you hear with clarity the Holy Spirit gently speaking, what does it feel like when the word of the Lord comes to you? See, I'd wager that there are moments, big moments, when we are probably more attuned, when our ears are standing up at the ready, and we are hoping, maybe even begging for a word from God. That in some of life's biggest moments, we can feel least equipped to meet that challenge. And oh, wouldn't it be nice if God would just show up and tell us which road we should take? What do I want to do with my life? Is this the person that I am supposed to spend my life with? Will I be the kind of parent that I so desperately want to be? What values will most guide my living? My friends, it is often in these tectonically …
… And then it says, then the men feared the Lord exceedingly and offered a sacrifice to the Lord and took vows. They developed a relationship with God because of what happened in this circumstance. When they got rid of the troublemaker, when they kicked Jonah off the ship, they grabbed that joker and threw him overboard. and there's some people like that that you need to do in your own life some of y'all got friends and relationships that you know you ain't got no business being in if y'all all say amen together nobody will know I'm talking about you Let me close. I'm proud that these men made a decision that they're not going to lose their life off of his drama. and they threw him overboard and here's my final point God made some arrangements now this too is a very significant verse God made arrangements for Jonah verse 17 this is the last verse of chapter 1 and I'm done now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. …
… Right about now you're thinking, where are you going with this depressing, weird sermon series right now? Well, the Bible says, The men feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows. So that's good. They knew he was God. But the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights." Now here's my favorite verse. Then Jonah prayed. You see what I'm saying? I think you know where I'm going with this. You're overstaying your welcome in the belly of the fish, because this didn't have to happen in Jonah 2, verse 1. This could have happened in Jonah 1, verse 6. If it had happened in Jonah 1, verse 6 when the captain came and said, "'Wake up, man. What's wrong with you? We're all going to die. Get up. Don't you care? Call on your God. Perhaps he will give a thought to us. Perhaps he'll get us out of this. Perhaps he'll notice us. Perhaps he'll do something. Perhaps he'll give a thought to us. Jonah's thought was, throw me overboard. What if his thought had been, call on God? …