Be Noah, Not Jonah!

“But Noah found favor with the Lord.” Genesis‬ ‭6:8‬ ‭

Stop being like Jonah and start being like Noah. When things weren't exactly like Jonah thought they would be, God told Him to go to Nineveh and preach. Jonah didn't like that idea so instead He ran from God. He got on a boat, the other passengers threw Him off and a large fish swallowed him. On the other hand, God told Noah to build an ark, without any sign of rain. He has done so, He got on the ark and stayed on it for forty days and forty nights, his entire family went with him and animals. We have a choice in life. When God speaks for us to take a stand for something and to do something we have a choice to either be like Jonah and run from the calling or to be like Noah and be obedient. Today, be a Noah, not a Jonah. Stick to what God told you to do even if it wasn't your plan. God never will let you down. God is forgiving, but we shouldn't make choices based on the fact we know He forgives. Instead, we should make choices based on the fact we know what is right. Here are some verses to reflect on today. ““Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.”” Jonah‬ ‭1:2‬ ‭ “Then the Lord ordered the fish to spit Jonah out onto the beach.” Jonah‬ ‭2:10‬ ‭ “And God did not spare the ancient world—except for Noah and the seven others in his family. Noah warned the world of God’s righteous judgment. So God protected Noah when he destroyed the world of ungodly people with a vast flood.” 2 Peter‬ ‭2:5‬ ‭ “So Noah did everything as the Lord commanded him.”Genesis‬ ‭7:5‬ ‭

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