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Running From the Word

Jonah 1:1-3

“Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,  “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.”  But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.”

How often do we run from the Word of the Lord?  We are so quick to look down on Jonah for trying to escape his calling, but we too can learn so much from Jonah’s sin.

You can run but you can’t hide! Where is your Nineveh?

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