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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Saturday, May 20, 2023
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :A Great Fish Swallows Jonah Bible Verse:Jonah 1:17 (ESV) "And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights." Message:
And so, the great moment for which Jonah is so well known. Jonah’s not going anywhere! When he tries to get on a ship to avoid the mission that God has set out for him, God has him thrown off the ship and then provides His own form of transportation back to where he wants Jonah to be.
The literal translation of the animal that swallows Jonah is a “great fish,” but the incident is commonly called “Jonah and the whale,” and for good reason. Whales were lumped in with gigantic fish until a long time later, when marine biology became much more sophisticated and was able to classify whales as mammals. In short, 3000 years ago, “great fish” was the Hebrew term used to denote a “whale”. And in fact, even in the 19th century they were often called “whale fish,” e.g. To steer where the whalefish blew . . ..
There was a modern account of a man swallowed by a whale. In 1891, it was reported that one James Bartley, a seaman about the whaler Star of the East, was lost at sea when his boat was capsized by the tail of a sperm whale. When the animal was killed and its stomach cut open, some time later, Bartley was found alive inside of it.
But it would be a mistake to consider Jonah’s fate a natural phenomenon at all. The very nature of God’s communication with mankind is the action of an incomprehensible being, made manifest on earth in a way that can be grasped by a human mind. Perhaps God literally created a great fishlike creature who swallowed Jonah, or perhaps this is simply the only way in which the people of the time could grasp or explain what had occurred.
It is entirely possible that Jonah could have been swallowed by a whale and lived in its belly for three days, for God has the power to make this happen. Or it is possible that something else actually happened, and this is the explanation given us to understand. The point is, the narrative is given to us for a purpose. If we have to suspend our disbelief in order to understand a message from God, and to grasp the meaning of the Book of Jonah, we should simply be thankful for such a colorful and memorable account of Jonah’s ordeal.
Meditation : Prayer : Most High, Glorious God, enlighten the darkness of my mind. Give me a right faith, a firm hope and a perfect charity, so that I may always and in all things act according to Your Holy Will....Amen. |
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