--NO MORE RUNNING!

--"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."
----(Jonah 2:2)--


----On July 18, 1983, a US Air Force captain disappeared from Albuquerque, New Mexico, without a trace. Thirty-five years later, authorities found him in California. The New York Times reports that, “depressed about his job,” he’d simply run away.

Thirty-five years on the run! Half a lifetime spent looking over his shoulder! I have to imagine that anxiety and paranoia were this man’s constant companions.

But I have to admit, I also know a bit about being “on the run.” No, I’ve never abruptly fled something in my life . . . physically. But at times I know there’s something God wants me to do, something I need to face or confess. I don’t want to do it. And so, in my own way, I run too.

The prophet Jonah is infamous for literally running from God’s assignment to preach to the city of Nineveh (see Jonah 1:1-3). But, of course, he couldn’t outrun God. You’ve probably heard what happened (vv. 4,17): A storm. A fish. A swallowing. And, in the belly of the beast, a reckoning, in which Jonah faced what he’d done and cried to God for help (2:2).

Jonah wasn’t a perfect prophet. But I take comfort in his remarkable story, because, even despite Jonah’s stubbornness, God never let go of him. The Lord still answered the man’s desperate prayer, graciously restoring His reluctant servant (v. 2)—just as He does with us.

--By:ODB/AH
[Friend, sometimes we think something we have done against the Lord's Word is alright. We may think, "Everybody else is doing it." No, Our Lord Jesus is omnipotent =(all powerful) ; Omniscient= (knowing all things); Omnipresent=(In all places at the same time.) Immutable = (Unchangeable); Veracity=(complete honesty and truth.) Because He is Holy and Just, He can not stand in the presence of SIN. Please, if you have not accepted Jesus as your Lord, and Savior, do so now. He could come at any moment. "If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; For with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. For whoever will call on the Name of the Lord Jesus will be saved." --(Romans 10 verses 9,10,13) You may say a prayer something like this, or in your own words. "Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. I need you to help me. Please come into my life and help me to live for You. I will not be ashamed of You and Your Word. Thank You, Lord Jesus. I accept Your free gift of eternal life now." Amen~ (I would suggest reading the book of JOHN in the Bible, asking the Lord to open your eyes to understand His Word. He never turns away a sincere seeking.) ].