![]() You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me all your waves and breakers swept over me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry. He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. Jonah 2:1-9 “ From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.”Ģ. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. Jonah 1:1-4 “The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. God gave Jonah another opportunity to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh. However, this is obviously not what happened. At this moment, God could have just forgiven Jonah and that could have been the end of the story. By God’s command, the fish spit Jonah out. Jonah was eventually thrown overboard and swallowed by a huge fish. God went out of His way and caused a storm to get His child back. He doesn’t need us, which makes His love even greater. It’s so awesome that God loves us so much and desires to use us. God could have let Jonah go his own way, but He loved Jonah too much to allow him to remain on the wrong path. We try to do this as well when we desire our will over God’s will. “You’ve never gone too far that God can’t redeem you, restore you, forgive you, and give you a second chance.”.“If God gave you a second chance…don’t waste it.”.“I was born again and feel as if has granted me a second chance in life.”.“Every moment of your life is a second chance.”.“ We can’t run out of second chances…only time.”.When is the last time that you thanked God for the gospel of Jesus Christ? Every day that you wake up is another chance graciously given to you through the pain, the suffering, and the powerful blood of Christ! Out of His grace and mercy He has sent His perfect Son as the propitiation for our sins. In fact, He shouldn’t forgive us because of how short we fall compared to His perfect holiness. One thing that is true for everyone is that we’ve all failed God. We should rejoice in the fact that we serve a God of multiple chances.
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