FAITH CAPSULE: At every time a man takes onto his course instead of God’s course, man will end up cursed.

Jonah 1, 2
 
God cannot be denied from having His way in the life of His creation. Assuredly, nothing under heaven or above heaven can stop God. Without any doubt by going right with God all will go right with you. And, when you go wrong with God all will go wrong with you. There is no other way that is right but God’s way. Anyone that takes outside of His way will end up in the way of death. Proverbs 14:12, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” Why not take the way of God? Jonah was called by God, and he heard from God, but was hard on God. He was called to go to Nineveh but he fled to Tarshish. At every time a man takes onto his course instead of God’s course, man will end up cursed. Jonah did not put only himself in the line of destruction, but all the people that were on the ship were in the face of dangerous storm. Jonah was carrying the mark of disobedience. What is it that you are running away from? Can you specifically identify any clear and specific direction that has been placed upon your life? Jonah knew that he was the target of the violent storm; he could no longer run away from his disobedience. Have you taught of the cause of the storm in your journey? As a believer that has been running from the calling of God or from the way of God, know it that you are the cause of storm in the vessel of transportation. During the course of the journey to Tarshish, with storm of destruction looming Jonah was requested of what could be done to bring peace and quiet in the storm. Jonah responded, “…pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me.” (Jonah 1:12)Without any doubt, you will know if you are the cause of storm. God has not called you on a journey over the water and it does not matter how far you have gone on the water, He will bring you back to a dry land. A dry land is where He wants to establish your footing. Jonah was thrown into the sea where he spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish. The Bible recorded, “Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the fish’s belly. And he said: I cried out to the LORD because of my affliction, and He answered me.” (Jonah 2:1-2) God is still in the business of having mercy. Do not take to your own way. Jonah 2:10, “So the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.”   
 
Prayer for today: Ask Him to roll away ever affliction in your journey of life.