Tell Him ANYTIME, ANYWHERE.

Jonah 2: 1-2

“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 the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry.”

This week my cell group has decided on doing on the book of Jonah. I believe Jonah and the story of how he has been swallowed by a big fish is known to many, including myself. But as I read this book again, a new truth came upon me.

Here was Jonah, who ran away from the Lord, as He ran, he tried means and ways to run further and further. In the first chapter, Jonah ran from one side to the other of the region, then went down to Joppa, then got on a ship and went down to the deck. To calm the storm, he got thrown down into the sea and then down the big fish’s stomach. Looking at how many times, I used the word “down”, clearly shows how far Jonah was from the Lord as he ran. He simply went further and further down to hide from the Lord. Yet when Jonah was at the furthest place possible, He cried out to the Lord and the Lord listened! When I realized this truth, it dawned upon me that I can be anywhere (Like Jonah down deep into the sea), at anytime (when he was in distress and in a fish’s stomach) and God will still listen to me. God not only listened, but He answered Jonah’s cries.

Today is there a deep cry in your heart? Are you wondering if God is there listening? If God listened to Jonah who was so far away from him, will He not listen to you? Yes he will! Or have some of you grown far from the Lord? Today, no matter how far you are, God will find you and God knows where you are and what you are going through, just as how He was with Jonah. Let us come back to the Lord and turn to Him in all circumstances. Cos’ we can be assured that when we cry out to Him, He will save us from any and all situations. So tell Him anytime and anywhere today. He will be listening!