Jonah 3:1-2Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time:“Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.”Jeremiah 1:5-8“Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all ...  Read More

How do you typically respond in moments of despair or feeling overwhelmed?Do you find it easy or difficult to express your pain and fears to God?......  Read More

Jonah 2:9-10But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, “Salvation comes from the Lord.”’And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomit...  Read More

Jonah 2:7-8‘When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.‘Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them.Jeremiah 10:6-9 ...  Read More

Jonah 2:5-6The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in for ever. But you, L...  Read More

Jonah 2:3-4You 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.I said, “I have been banished from your sight; y...  Read More

Jonah 2:1-2From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said:‘In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listen...  Read More

In what ways have you found yourself acting contrary to your beliefs or values, and how does Jonah’s story help you understand those moments?How can you embrace God’s purposes even when life feels unp...  Read More

Jonah 1:13-17Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before. Then they cried out to the Lord, ‘Please, Lord, do not let us die for ta...  Read More

Jonah 1:11-12The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, ‘What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?’‘Pick me up and throw me into the sea,’ he replied, ‘and it will be...  Read More

Jonah 1:8-10So they asked him, ‘Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?’He ...  Read More

Jonah 1:7 (NLT)Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit.Proverbs 16:33The lot is c...  Read More