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May 5
BUT JONAH ROSE UP TO FLEE

Scripture:   Jonah 1:1-3 “Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it, for their wickedness is come up before me.  But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.”

     We see the call of God on Jonah’s life here in this passage.  “Arise, go to Nineveh.”  But Jonah did not answer the call.  For some reason, he thought that He could run away from God instead.  He thought that he could go somewhere where God could not find him.  That he could actually get away from the presence of the Lord.  But there is no place where God is not already at.  There is no hiding place where He can’t find you! 
    God wanted Jonah to preach to this wicked city, but he chose to try to run away. Notice if you would, the downward path that he took.  You will always be going down, when you try to run from God.  First of all the Bible tells us that he went down to Joppa.  He is going in the wrong direction.  Then he went down into the ship.  Then later, he went down into the sea and then down into the belly of the whale.  Fleeing from God will always take you down, down, down!  Instead we should pray this prayer.
     I will follow you, in service I’ll be true.
     In all that I shall do, I will follow you.
     I will do Thy will, Lord, I will follow still.
     My life Lord, please fill, I want to do Thy will.
     I will go and tell, try to keep souls out of hell.
     Lord help me to compel, as I go and tell.
     I will walk with Thee, you have set me free.
     Because of Calvary, I will walk with Thee.
     Don’t try to run from what God wants you to do!  You can’t get away!  He knows where you are.  Why not run to the Lord today and surrender to His precious will?