Jonah 1:17-2:10

And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying, “I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me. Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look upon your holy temple.’ The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O Lord my God. When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple. Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the Lord!” And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.

Jonah 1:17

And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

We Never Sin for Free. There is Always a Cost.

How to Tap into God’s Grace

1. I must realize my helplessness

Jonah 2:1

Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish…

James 4:6-7
…God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God.

2. I must call out to God

Jonah 2:2
…“I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.

2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.

3. I must lay down my idols

Jonah 2:8
Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love.

4. I must trust God for deliverance

Jonah 2:9-10
But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the Lord!” And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.

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Resources Cited

Articles/Books/Commentaries

Boekstein, William. Sin Is Expensive. Here Are 6 Costs. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/6-costs-sin/

Chapell, Bryan, and Dane Ortlund, eds. Gospel Transformation Bible: English Standard Version. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2013.

Fraser, Doug. ‘I Was Completely Inside’: Lobster Diver Swallowed by Humpback Whale. https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2021/06/11/humpback-whale-catches-michael-packard-lobster-driver-mouth-proviencetown-cape-cod/7653838002/

Magness, Rev. Ethan. “The Lost Ikea Box (Part One) 1 Cor 15,” Grace Anglican Online, September 2, 2019.

Wiersbe, Warren W. Be Amazed. “Be” Commentary Series. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996.