Christian Devotional – October 22, 2023

Evangelism 101, Day 7

Finally. Read Jonah 2:2-9.

After 3 days and 3 nights inside the belly of a fish, the words that God had been waiting to hear from Jonah finally come forth. Jonah declares that he will share that salvation is from the Lord. All God had been asking of Jonah was for him to take that message to the people of Nineveh.

But, Jonah didn’t want to share that message. Jonah refused to share with the sailors on the boat, but God still displayed his glory to them anyway. Now, after 3 days, Jonah is finally willing to share that message with others.

What will it take for us to be willing to share the message of Jesus Christ with other people? Will we have to be stuck in the belly of a whale for 3 days before we’re willing to share that Jesus Christ is the way of salvation?

While I think Jonah may set the standard for stubborn, how many of us could rival his hard headedness? We want God on our terms and we want him to bless us without us having to do anything in return. God gives us purpose and he defines our lives. Are we being obedient to what God has asked us to do? If not, God will ultimately put us in a situation where we are faced with that exact choice. Jonah chose to obey God. What will we choose?