“When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my Prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.” Jonah 2:7 (NIV)
Prayer to God is often Offered when we find ourselves in dire circumstances – even circumstances that are the result of choices and actions we have taken which are not the best or wisest. Our verse today is from a very unusual prayer which was offered from within the belly of a great fish. It is Jonah, God's prophet, who prayed these words after first refusing and then trying to run from the assignment God had given him. What we learn from this is that God never gives up on us and He will hear us when we pray. It does not matter where we are, in any circumstances we find ourselves in. At the end of this prayer, God causes the great fish to vomit Jonah out onto dry land. We do have a wonderful God – the same God to whom Jonah had prayed. He promises to listen to our prayers and is ready to respond. When our circumstances turnout to be threatening and serious, be like Jonah, don't give up, no matter where you find yourselves, God is there as well.
Prayer to God is often Offered when we find ourselves in dire circumstances – even circumstances that are the result of choices and actions we have taken which are not the best or wisest. Our verse today is from a very unusual prayer which was offered from within the belly of a great fish. It is Jonah, God's prophet, who prayed these words after first refusing and then trying to run from the assignment God had given him. What we learn from this is that God never gives up on us and He will hear us when we pray. It does not matter where we are, in any circumstances we find ourselves in. At the end of this prayer, God causes the great fish to vomit Jonah out onto dry land. We do have a wonderful God – the same God to whom Jonah had prayed. He promises to listen to our prayers and is ready to respond. When our circumstances turnout to be threatening and serious, be like Jonah, don't give up, no matter where you find yourselves, God is there as well.
