The Deep and the Dark
May 17, 2009 AM
Dave Marttunen
Jonah is taken deep and dark in the second chapter of his book. Jonah feels the hard discipline of God. He is shut in with God, shut down in life; cornered and caged. It seems on the surface that God is treating this child harshly, with a roughness we might question. Is it necessary that God take this man (his prophet) so deep and to such a dark place? And we might hazard another personal question; will God treat me this way, and why? As we watch God smash the idols of Jonah‟s heart, we see a great principle emerge. God is not afraid to pursue our heart to any extreme. Jonah‟s heart felt cry is found in 2:8, “Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.” That is an autobiographical statement forged on the anvil of his life experience. Jonah knew that his heart held a false idol. Today, we learn from Jonah‟s life that our God will smash every idol we hold so that we will not lose the grace He alone can give.
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Dave Marttunen
Jonah is taken deep and dark in the second chapter of his book. Jonah feels the hard discipline of God. He is shut in with God, shut down in life; cornered and caged. It seems on the surface that God is treating this child harshly, with a roughness we might question. Is it necessary that God take this man (his prophet) so deep and to such a dark place? And we might hazard another personal question; will God treat me this way, and why? As we watch God smash the idols of Jonah‟s heart, we see a great principle emerge. God is not afraid to pursue our heart to any extreme. Jonah‟s heart felt cry is found in 2:8, “Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.” That is an autobiographical statement forged on the anvil of his life experience. Jonah knew that his heart held a false idol. Today, we learn from Jonah‟s life that our God will smash every idol we hold so that we will not lose the grace He alone can give.
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