From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fish’s belly.Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly,Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish’s belly.
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… He can. Jonah chapter two, verses one through three says, from inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said, 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 current swirled about me. All your waves and breakers swept over me. Then Jonah chapter two, verse seven says, when my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. Sometimes as Christ followers, we can feel like we're waiting for this dramatic moment to encounter God. You know, the same God that is with us in the mountaintops is the same God who's with us in the valleys. And oftentimes it's not going to be some big aha moment. Yes, that might happen in a worship service or a conference or shoot, maybe even a Forrest Frank concert. I don't know. But sometimes that might happen, but sometimes it doesn't. And that doesn't mean you're broken or wrong, but oftentimes God speaks in places where we can't even imagine. I mean, if he can speak to Jonah in the belly of a fish, I'm sure he can speak to you wherever you are. And for me in my life, one of the most pivotal moments in my relationship with Christ was when I was dealing with my eating disorder. And I know I shared this, but I shared a little bit about 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? What if he would have done this but didn't wait until he got in the belly of the fish to do it? What if the moment the captain would have said, Wake up! Call on God! He can stop it! Jonah had prayed to the Lord. I'm trying to say some things you can pray before you get in the belly. …
… verse number 1 and then I want to read verse number 10 amen glory to God and I thank you Hallelujah. Jonah chapter 1, I mean Jonah chapter 2, I'm sorry, verse number 1 and verse number 10. When you found it signified by saying Jesus. The Bible reads like this. It says, then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly. chapter verse 10 and the Lord spake unto the fish and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land just in case some of you missed it let's try it again verse 1 then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly. Verse number 10 and the Lord spake unto the fish and it vomited out Jonah upon dry land. Help me announce my title tonight and look at your neighbor and say neighbor if you talk to God he'll talk to it. Find your mother neighbor and say it like you really mean it. Say neighbor, if you talk to God, God will talk to him. …