“Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.” —Jonah 1:12
Guilt can do one of two things: It can bring
, or it can bring
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Unchecked guilt will
you.
Unchecked guilt will
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Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. —Jonah 1:17
From 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 listened to my cry. You 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; yet I will look again toward Your holy temple. The 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 forever. But You, Lord my God, brought my life up from the pit. 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. But 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 vomited Jonah onto dry land. —Jonah 2
In my distress I called to the Lord… From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help. —Jonah 2:1
If you’re stuck,
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Know your
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I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look again toward Your holy temple…. When my life was ebbing away, I remembered You, Lord, and my prayer rose to You, to Your holy temple. —Jonah 2:4, 7
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. —I John 2:1-2
But 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.” —Jonah 2:9