Jonah 2:10

When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways,
he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened.


Heavenly Father,

Jonah heard your instruction clearly and ran the other way,
He didn’t want to adhere to you or listen to what you had to say.

Destruction came upon him as he avoided what he must do,
And that was to warn a city to stop their evil ways and turn back to you.

Because of his dis-obedience he was thrown into the sea,
To save his fellow shipmates from harm so that you would leave them be.

In the mouth of a fish he cried out to you in prayer seeking salvation,
As he knew what he had done by running the other way through degradation.

Through his repentance you had compassion and spat him onto the land,
And saved him from the grave, by your loving and gracious hand.

He proceeded to his destiny and warned the city of the tragedy to come,
If the people did not cease in their ways destruction would succumb.

The people repented and fasting was carried out to correct their ways,
And the city was saved from devastation as they looked to you and prayed.

Jonah still wasn’t happy and obviously had more lessons to learn,
But the city was saved from it’s own destruction as they look to you and did yearn.

You were harsher on Jonah because he knew clearly what was wrong and what was right,
Where as the city was blinded to what they had done,
and that is why you sent Jonah on a Heavenly plight.

Jonah continued to give you attitude not fully surrendering to your Will,
And you continued to show him his errors, as with his Pride he did fill.

I pray that I always listen to you and surrender my Will to your ways,
And abide and adhere to your Words throughout my earthly days.

God Bless,
Gina
xxx