Rev. Wally Arp
Jonah imagined he could escape God’s call through death. But rather than kill Jonah God saves him by means of the great fish. There is nowhere in the world, even death, where we can escape God’s loving presence. Jesus will cite Jonah’s three days and three nights in the belly of the fish as a reference to his own resurrection! Through death God destroys death. Swallowed and saved Jonah prays. Such is our instinct in the face of disaster. And God hears our prayer. Jonah is saved by God’s grace alone, a grace we receive through faith in Jesus. Now what?
