Bible in 90 Days. . .Jonah

Day 66: Looking at Jonah. . .

I am always amazed when I reread Jonah. It makes me stop and think about myself. How often do I fail to listen to what God’s plan is and choose to take on my own plan? How many people do I fail to share- and show- Christ to everyday? Am I currently on my own cycle and not allowing God to use me in whatever manner He has chosen? Do you avoid going on that mission trip, heading to another country or to the local homeless shelter? Do you put your calendar of appointments and “being late” ahead of stopping to give the neighbor a hand? Do you avoid encouraging others to find God by not showing Jesus in your daily life? Are you willing to go to church on Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Wednesday, but failing to open His word- seeking his will- the other days of the week?

Jonah is a good example of not being in God’s will by his own personal choice. If we are not in God’s will, we certainly will not be able to accomplish all he has planned for our lives. I am not saying that the mission trip will not have participants, that the church Sunday school class won’t be taught, or the neighbor’s grass won’t be mowed. No, instead, I am telling you about how many blessings you will miss if you are not part of the plan. If this is by choice, you will fail to be blessed beyond your wildest dreams. Jonah paid lifelong consequences for his failure to follow God’s will and I believe the same thing can happen to us. Following God’s will is clearly where I would like to be, how about you?