None of us are immune from carrying a secret sin around with us in our daily lives. It could be deep inside, quiet, staying hidden from obvious view, while all around life is spinning out of control.
Jonah 1:15-16 [NKJV]
So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the LORD and took vows.
Like the other men on the boat, we will have tried everything we know to do in order to calm the chaos that we cannot explain. And then, at some point, we will find the "Jonah" in our hearts and -- finally -- get rid of it.
You see, for you and me, Jonah is not a person ... Jonah is a condition of the heart. Jonah heard from God and decided that he knew better. Jonah had become his own god. And when the idolatry was expelled from their lives, the men on the ship saw that the seas ceased from their raging. They turned to the LORD and found peace and safety.
Turn to the LORD today and find that same peace that eludes you.
Be encouraged, Jose
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