O. Addison Gethers
e-mail address [email protected] [email protected] twitter URL http//:twitter.com/OAddisonGethers Messenger contact window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS rs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 10:34 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Sunday September 27 > Day 270 > > Jonah 1-4 (The Message) > > Jonah 1 > Running Away from God > 1-2 One day long ago, God's Word came to Jonah, Amittai's son: "Up on your > feet and on your way to > the big city of Nineveh! Preach to them. They're in a bad way and I can't > ignore it any longer." 3 > But Jonah got up and went the other direction to Tarshish, running away > from God. He went down to > the port of Joppa and found a ship headed for Tarshish. He paid the fare > and went on board, joining > those going to Tarshish-as far away from God as he could get. > 4-6 But God sent a huge storm at sea, the waves towering. > > The ship was about to break into pieces. The sailors were terrified. > They called out in > desperation to their gods. They threw everything they were carrying > overboard to lighten the ship. > Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down into the hold of the ship to take a nap. He > was sound asleep. The > captain came to him and said, "What's this? Sleeping! Get up! Pray to your > god! Maybe your god will > see we're in trouble and rescue us." > > 7 Then the sailors said to one another, "Let's get to the bottom of this. > Let's draw straws to > identify the culprit on this ship who's responsible for this disaster." > > So they drew straws. Jonah got the short straw. > > 8 Then they grilled him: "Confess. Why this disaster? What is your work? > Where do you come from? > What country? What family?" > > 9 He told them, "I'm a Hebrew. I worship God, the God of heaven who made > sea and land." > > 10 At that, the men were frightened, really frightened, and said, "What on > earth have you done!" As > Jonah talked, the sailors realized that he was running away from God. > > 11 They said to him, "What are we going to do with you-to get rid of this > storm?" By this time the > sea was wild, totally out of control. > > 12 Jonah said, "Throw me overboard, into the sea. Then the storm will > stop. It's all my fault. I'm > the cause of the storm. Get rid of me and you'll get rid of the storm." > > 13 But no. The men tried rowing back to shore. They made no headway. The > storm only got worse and > worse, wild and raging. > > 14 Then they prayed to God, "O God! Don't let us drown because of this > man's life, and don't blame > us for his death. You are God. Do what you think is best." > > 15 They took Jonah and threw him overboard. Immediately the sea was > quieted down. > > 16 The sailors were impressed, no longer terrified by the sea, but in awe > of God. They worshiped > God, offered a sacrifice, and made vows. > > 17 Then God assigned a huge fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was in the fish's > belly three days and > nights. > > Jonah 2 > At the Bottom of the Sea > 1-9 Then Jonah prayed to his God from the belly of the fish. He prayed: > "In trouble, deep trouble, I prayed to God. > He answered me. > From the belly of the grave I cried, 'Help!' > You heard my cry. > You threw me into ocean's depths, > into a watery grave, > With ocean waves, ocean breakers > crashing over me. > I said, 'I've been thrown away, > thrown out, out of your sight. > I'll never again lay eyes > on your Holy Temple.' > Ocean gripped me by the throat. > The ancient Abyss grabbed me and held tight. > My head was all tangled in seaweed > at the bottom of the sea where the mountains take root. > I was as far down as a body can go, > and the gates were slamming shut behind me forever- > Yet you pulled me up from that grave alive, > O God, my God! > When my life was slipping away, > I remembered God, > And my prayer got through to you, > made it all the way to your Holy Temple. > Those who worship hollow gods, god-frauds, > walk away from their only true love. > But I'm worshiping you, God, > calling out in thanksgiving! > And I'll do what I promised I'd do! > Salvation belongs to God!" > > 10 Then God spoke to the fish, and it vomited up Jonah on the seashore. > > Jonah 3 > Maybe God Will Change His Mind > 1-2 Next, God spoke to Jonah a second time: "Up on your feet and on your > way to the big city of > Nineveh! Preach to them. They're in a bad way and I can't ignore it any > longer." 3 This time Jonah > started off straight for Nineveh, obeying God's orders to the letter. > Nineveh was a big city, very big-it took three days to walk across it. > > 4 Jonah entered the city, went one day's walk and preached, "In forty days > Nineveh will be > smashed." > > 5The people of Nineveh listened, and trusted God. They proclaimed a > citywide fast and dressed in > burlap to show their repentance. Everyone did it-rich and poor, famous and > obscure, leaders and > followers. > > 6-9 When the message reached the king of Nineveh, he got up off his > throne, threw down his royal > robes, dressed in burlap, and sat down in the dirt. Then he issued a > public proclamation throughout > Nineveh, authorized by him and his leaders: "Not one drop of water, not > one bite of food for man, > woman, or animal, including your herds and flocks! Dress them all, both > people and animals, in > burlap, and send up a cry for help to God. Everyone must turn around, turn > back from an evil life > and the violent ways that stain their hands. Who knows? Maybe God will > turn around and change his > mind about us, quit being angry with us and let us live!" > > 10 God saw what they had done, that they had turned away from their evil > lives. He did change his > mind about them. What he said he would do to them he didn't do. > > Jonah 4 > "I Knew This Was Going to Happen!" > 1-2 J onah was furious. He lost his temper. He yelled at God, "God! I > knew it-when I was back > home, I knew this was going to happen! That's why I ran off to Tarshish! I > knew you were sheer grace > and mercy, not easily angered, rich in love, and ready at the drop of a > hat to turn your plans of > punishment into a program of forgiveness! > 3"So, God, if you won't kill them, kill me! I'm better off dead!" > > 4God said, "What do you have to be angry about?" > > 5But Jonah just left. He went out of the city to the east and sat down in > a sulk. He put together a > makeshift shelter of leafy branches and sat there in the shade to see what > would happen to the city. > > 6God arranged for a broad-leafed tree to spring up. It grew over Jonah to > cool him off and get him > out of his angry sulk. Jonah was pleased and enjoyed the shade. Life was > looking up. > > 7-8But then God sent a worm. By dawn of the next day, the worm had bored > into the shade tree and it > withered away. The sun came up and God sent a hot, blistering wind from > the east. The sun beat down > on Jonah's head and he started to faint. He prayed to die: "I'm better off > dead!" > > 9Then God said to Jonah, "What right do you have to get angry about this > shade tree?" > > Jonah said, "Plenty of right. It's made me angry enough to die!" > > 10-11God said, "What's this? How is it that you can change your feelings > from pleasure to anger > overnight about a mere shade tree that you did nothing to get? You neither > planted nor watered it. > It grew up one night and died the next night. So, why can't I likewise > change what I feel about > Nineveh from anger to pleasure, this big city of more than 120,000 > childlike people who don't yet > know right from wrong, to say nothing of all the innocent animals?" > > > > > > > ~~~~~ > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > Also, follow my tweets on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/Donnie1261 > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. 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