Ever think that things cannot get worse?
The first chapter of Jonah has gone as poorly as possible for Jonah. He ran directly away from God's call, and then the boat was caught up in a storm that was sent for him. Resigned to perishing in the storm, instead Jonah offers himself up as a sacrifice and is cast overboard. Thinking this is likely the end, Jonah has surely given up by now... and instead he gets swallowed up by a giant fish.
If you're Jonah, each step is surely one more away from hope, right?
God id still at work here. God hasn't given up on Jonah. God hasn't given up on God's people. It's hard to believe, and surely from Jonah's perspective, you'd think this would be the end of the story... but God is only getting started.
May we have the courage to believe the same when we see things going sideways in our own lives.
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