We’ve all had that one person who calls back every time we hit decline. In Jonah 1, God called and Jonah hit decline. In Jonah 3, the phone rings again — and this time God isn’t just calling a runaway prophet. He’s calling the most violent city on earth.
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At the bottom of a waterfall on the Comal River, I realized that if I kept fighting to go up, I was going to drown. I had a way out. Jonah didn’t. All he had left was a cry — and it turns out that was enough, because of who heard it.
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The fans in the stands never hear what’s said in the huddle. All they see is what happens after it breaks. Jonah said all the right words — “I fear the LORD” — and then a boat full of pagan sailors ended up fearing God more than the prophet did.
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My youngest has discovered the word “no.” It doesn’t matter what you ask — the answer is no. But there is one person in the book of Jonah who has the same problem, and he is a grown man who should know better. God said go. Jonah said no. And the whole ocean noticed.
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