Take My Hand Inspirations
In
the Belly of the Wail
Jonah emphatically told God, “No!” and
headed for Tarshish (left) instead of Nineveh (right). His bold defiance to the orders given to Him
by his Creator threw Jonah into chilly deep waters almost unto death. . . .
until he landed in the belly of the whale.

You may be face-to-face with death (of
your body or your soul or even spiritually) right now. For the wages [punishment] of sin is death.
(Romans 6:23a). Your jealousy or anger
or fear or distrust or gossiping or adultery/fornication or rejection of God’s
Word has landed you smacked down flat in the middle of the belly. And you’re wailing for a way out. The only way out of the belly is to take a 180
degree turn in the opposite direction of where you are right now.
Let go of your ego and fear of what
others may think of you for wanting to change.
The “others” can’t get you into heaven.
Only Jesus can (Acts 4:12). And
He’s waiting for you at that point where you . . . turn: repent, change, think differently, be and do God’s will in grateful
obedience.
No temptation has overtaken
you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow
you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also
make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. (1
Corinthians 10:13, NKJV).
Dear Brother, Dear Sister. You played with the devil’s fire for too long. Did you think you would never get burned!?! O.k. now you know. The devil plays tricks with our emotions
(soul) and flesh (body) to get us to think we are invincible like Jonah,
defiantly rejecting God’s orders, while, at the same time, inwardly hoping that
God would never punish us, His legitimate children. After all, He is a merciful God who knows how
weak we are, right? Oh, how wrong we,
who are not close to the Lord can be about who God, our Father, really is. Take plenty of time to read and to meditate
on Hebrews 12:5-11.
What is true about God, our Father, is that He considers the tears and
listens to the prayers of the truly repentant heart as we wail: “My
soul is fainted within me, but my prayer goes up to You, into Your holy
temple. With the voice of thanksgiving,
I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation
is of the Lord.” (Jonah 2:7-9,
NKJV). What did you vow to the
Lord? Let me tell you. Upon receiving
Him as your Lord and Savior, you vowed your life, a life dedicated and holy
unto the Lord (Romans 12:1-2). And look at
what you are doing with your life right now.


YOUR WAY OF ESCAPE could be :
A. You must stop
masturbating and embrace sports or other healthy hobbies or take on a
challenging new course that brings out the genius or creativity in you.
B. You must give
that husband back to his wife (or that wife back to her husband) and patiently
wait for Mr. or Miss Right to come into your heart.
C. You must
simply shatter that boozing bottle once and for all; or switch off all
pornographic paraphernalia; and pick up a book (perhaps the Bible?), film or
audiotape about the power of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, to help you
overcome humanity’s sinful nature.
D. You must cease
all unholy relationships, attachments, affiliations (unequal yokes dangling, strangling
your neck), and pursue what is the will of God for your life.
And that relationship you’re in with
the same-sex partner? Are you at perfect
peace in it? Do you feel whole,
complete, satisfied, fulfilled? Pure love can be shared without the pursuit of
lascivious lustful satisfaction. Sex was
not meant to be an extension of carnality.
Biblical love is only found in the union of one man and one woman in
holy matrimony. This is the only kind of relationship that births the only true,
complete, life-fulfilling love expressed in the Word of God. But
the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans
6:23b, NKJV).
DON’T YOU WANT VICTORY OVER DEATH, HELL AND THE GRAVE, THAT OLD
BLOATED BELLY?
“So the Lord spoke
to the fish. You have
prayed and wailed long enough. Now give
thanks to the Lord for hearing you and allow Jesus to speak to your problem. Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
(of escape).
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