DEVOTIONAL

As I was reading the book of Jonah today I was taken aback by how similar he is to many Christians, including myself. The book of Jonah does not make Jonah look like someone who has it all together or some "holier than thou" Christian, instead we see his faults and failures. He is someone I think we as Christians can relate to and will help us realize that God doesn't only use those "Billy Graham" type of people to accomplish His purposes.

In Chapter one, the Lord tells Jonah to go to Ninevah to preach God's impending judgment. Jonah runs away from the Lord and heads to the farthest point of the known world, Tarshish. If you're anything like me, there have been countless times that you have tried to run away from God's plan for your life and disobeyed him. The great thing though is that God cares for his own and will not let you get very far. In Jonah's case, on his way to Tarshish he ended up overboard and in the belly of a great fish for 3 days and nights.