Jonah 1:17-2:10

Our God powerfully preserves!
1. Answering our prayer
2. Using our pain
3. Rescuing from our pit
4. Producing our praise

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Our God powerfully preserves!

1. Answering our prayer

Jonah’s biggest removal from God’s presence was his refusal to pray.

Don’t neglect the privilege of calling out to God!  Remember God and go to Him!

Marvel that God hears and answers in powerful and perfect ways!

2. Using our pain

Choosing disobedience is choosing pain.

God compassionately allows and appoints our pain – sometimes corrective, sometimes formative… always for our good.

God does not waste our pain – but we might.  How will you become like Jesus? (Romans 8:28-29)

3. Rescuing from our pit

God mercifully reveals the hopelessness of life apart from Him!

Our worst circumstances may be God’s means of compassionate preservation!

Put on a true, godly sorrow that leads to repentance (2 Corinthians 7:10).

4. Producing our praise

God is praised when we:

• Desire His presence
• Enjoy His character
• Appreciate His salvation