Prayers for success in life:story of Jonah in Bible

Prayers for success in life:story of Jonah in Bible

Posted on May 26, 2008 Updated on May 26, 2008

Lessons from the Story of Jonah

Read Jonah 1 vs. 1-7

The Ship was sinking because Jonah, one of the passengers was facing the wrath of God.

If the passengers had not cast a lot, they would not have known the cause of the turbulence they were facing ashoon the seas.

As soon as Jonah was cast off the ship, the turbulence of the sea ceased.

If you are in any trouble or facing a crisis, it is necessary to find the root causes of the crisis in order not to be consumed by it.

Investigate the foundation of your problems, so that you will not pray amiss.

Attack your problems from the roots.

Jonah 1 vs 1-7

1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying,

2 “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.” 3 But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
4 The LORD hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.

5 Then the sailors became afraid and every man cried to his god, and they threw the cargo which was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone below into the hold of the ship, lain down and fallen sound asleep.

 6 So the captain approached him and said, “How is it that you are sleeping? Get up, call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.”
7 Each man said to his mate, “Come, let us cast lots so we may learn on whose account this calamity has struck us.” So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah

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