When the Lord told Jonah to tell the Ninevites to repent so He wouldn’t need to destroy them, Jonah got on a boat and fled in the opposite direction. An horrendous storm refused to calm until Jonah was tossed overboard to his death and burial in the belly of a whale.
The cost of disobedience is death.
However, after three days and three nights – after three sunsets and three sunrises – the fish vomited Jonah onto the shore and back to life so the Lord could tell Jonah once again to tell the Ninevites to repent so He wouldn’t need to destroy them. The sight of Jonah – who looked (and likely smelled) like the walking dead – and the reluctant words coming from his mouth freaked out the inhabitants of Nineveh to such an extent that they all repented and were spared against Jonah’s wishes.
It gets you nowhere fleeing from God.
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Denise offers the prompt word “need” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
Blessings, Frank.
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Thank you and blessings, Esther!
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This is SO good, Brother–and my apologies for being absent lately, it’s not for lack of interest…sometimes life is just a huge scramble, and there’s no telling when it will settle down.😉 I keep you and your family in my prayers–for HIS protection, provision, and constant Presence and blessings.
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Be blessed through the huge scramble. Thank you, Rene!
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You’re a good Brother, Frank–thank you!
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Amen. Your stories always cut right to the heart.
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Thank you, Mimi! Blessings!
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Fortunately, my God does not extract retribution in the visage of a man- and consequently requires only obeisance.
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🙂 Blessings, Violet!
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I have to say that I have always like the story about Jonah and the whale.
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Jonah is one of my favorites along with Ruth and Genesis. Blessings, Chris!
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This made me smile Frank ‘Jonah – who looked (and likely smelled) like the walking dead’ 😊
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I am glad you liked that phrase. Blessings, Ange!
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Ninevites all be, Jonah dude… you reek, yo. But aiight we cool*
*cannot attest to the fact that I’ve conveyed an accurate description of the accents, but, I wouldn’t doubt it the emphasis
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Ninevites we all be. Blessings and thank you, Clark!
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A great retelling of Jonah’s tale. The final sentence is so true.
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Thank you, Keith! We act funny when we try to flee from God. Blessings!
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The cost of disobedience is death.
I came back to add to my earlier comment because that one sentence of yours sums everything up–there’s simply no getting around it. I believe God is merciful–but oh the consequences of disobedience…been there and done that; so I didn’t die, but lots dreams, opportunities did.
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I have made many mistakes as well through disobedience. We are now made righteous by His blood and even heirs: We are children of God. Blessings, Rene!
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Your words are Truth and encouraging, Brother. Happy LORD’s Day!
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what a lesson that running from God does not work
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It is not smart to run from God. Blessings and thank you, Jim!
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Truth
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I really like your retelling of this story. Lovely.
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I am glad you liked the story. Blessings, Misky!
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Didn’t the Ninevites worship a fish god? I imagine someone vomited out of the mouth of a fish would make an impression at the very least! How great is the mercy of God to us foolish mortals!
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I hadn’t thought about the Ninevites worshiping a fish god. That helps explain why seeing Jonah would have motivated them to repent. The mercy of God is indeed great. Blessings, Dora!
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