Jonah 4:5-11 (New International Version) 5 Jonah went out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. 6 Then the LORD God provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah to […]
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Concerned about a Vine
October 17th, 2010 · No Comments
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Running Away
June 27th, 2009 · No Comments
Jonah 1:3 (New International Version) But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD. Another verse from one of my favorite histories in […]
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Forfeit Grace
July 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Jonah 2:8 (New International Version) “Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. Wow, can you imagine forfeiting the grace of God. And all for the ability to cling to a worthless idol. Something fashioned by man. Well, maybe this is more understandable in the short term when I expand […]
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Seaweed Wrapped Around My Head
June 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Jonah 2:5 (New International Version) The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. This verse is from Jonah’s prayer as was trapped in the stomach of a great fish. The last line of this verse struck me. Seaweed was wrapped around my head. In one sense this is […]
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