Focus on the Book of Jonah — A 4-Part Series
After resisting God’s call to go to Nineveh and running in the opposite direction toward Tarshish (Part 1), Jonah found himself caught in a storm and eventually thrown into the sea.
Chapter 2 takes up from here.
What happened
Jonah is in the belly of the fish after being thrown into the sea
- In that place, he turns to God in prayer
- He reflects on his situation and acknowledges God’s hand
- Jonah expresses both distress and trust
- The chapter ends with God commanding the fish to vomit Jonah onto dry land
Key Insights
- Jonah cried out from a place of desperation, and God heard him
- Turning back to God begins with acknowledgement. Jonah recognised his situation and turned his focus back to God
- Surrender is often quiet and internal.
Before anything changed externally, something shifted within Jonah - God’s mercy meets us where we are. Jonah met with God in a place he never expected to be (belly of a fish) and God was present there,
Reflection
- Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you needed to turn back to God?
- What helped you shift your focus in that moment?