Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. Jonah 1:5 – We are stepping into the story of Jonah, the rebellious prophet. In this chapter we see Jonah seeking to run from God’s presence by getting on a boat and heading as far in the opposite direction as one could go. On that voyage a deadly storm rages threating then lives of everyone on board. The crew is franticly throwing cargo overboard and praying to their idols. They know if some sort of salvation doesn’t come then death is what is ahead in this storm. Yet where is Jonah, the one man on board that is supposedly a follower of Yahweh? Asleep to everything happening. Asleep to the cries of anguish and fears of the crew above. Let’s ask the hard question of ourselves as we sit here judging Jonah, how asleep are we to the cries of the world around us? We have people around us crying out for peace, when we know the giver of peace. We have people around us crying for help, when we know the giver of help. Are we on board speaking to those in despair, pointing them to the One True God or are we down below, avoiding the storm, asleep to their need? It’s a tough question to be faced with for we all look at Jonah as obviously in the wrong and it’s difficult to see ourselves making the same sort of choice as Jonah did. Let’s wake up then from our slumber, get on board, and help those in anguish know there is a God who calms storms. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3299
Question To Ponder: Who is someone in your life that you may have been asleep to their need?
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