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The Consequences of Disobedience
When we make our bed we have to lie in it.
For a child of God that is on the run from God, there will be discipline from God.
A child of God that is disobedient to God is fair game for whatever means necessary that God sees fit to use to bring His wayward child back in line with His will.
Dr. Johnny Hunts says, “Disobedience always disturbs Deity.”
Make no mistake about it: there will always be consequences that come to the disobedient.
Jonah was a prophet of God that refused to carry the message of God.
The prophet faced the consequences of not proclaiming God’s word.
Jonah experienced God’s hand of discipline and others suffered for his disobedience as well.
Disobedience will always be followed by discipline in a Christian’s life.
The consequences of the disobedient will be evident in the lives of believers and unbelievers.
Let’s take a look at some evidences in a disobedient child of God’s life.
Where does this storm originate?
God Sends the Storm For the Disobedient
Thank the Lord that He does not give up on us when we turn our back on Him.
Even when we run from the will of God, He works in our life to bring us back to Himself.
A restored and forgiven child of God should always be able to thank God for the storms of life.
Great Theological truth: God uses storms in life to confront and correct His wayward children.
In verse four the Bible teaches us that God was at work in the prodigal prophet’s life.
Romans 8:28 can be applied to Jonah’s life back then and to our life today.
God was at work in His wayward child’s life to bring him to repentance and surrender to His will.
“Sent” (tuwl) this word means to pitch over or reel; to cast down or out.
God’s control of the wind and weather is seen in His casting down the wind on the sea.
God intentionally sent the storm on the sea to discipline His prophet.
*Jonah’s actions brought action from God.*
Our disobedience will bring discipline from God.
Matthew Henry said, “Sin brings storms and tempests into the soul, into the family, into churches and nations; it is a disquieting disturbing thing.”
The storm in Jonah’s life was no little thunderstorm, but a raging and mighty tempest.
“Mighty”: (gadowl) which means great.
This storm got the attention of the seamen.
When God sends storms in our lives for corrective purposes, they will always get our attention.
*The storms that God sends are not just to get our attention, but they are sent to move us to action.*
Jonah’s disobedience brought a great storm that not only endangered his life, but the life of the sailors as well.
Great Biblical Truth: Our disobedience affects our lives and the lives of those around us as well.
So great was the storm that the ship was about to be tom asunder.
“Broken”: (shabar) which means to burst or break in pieces.
Ships in peoples lives that are being disturbed and broken:
Fellowship with God and His church
Companionship with spouses
Stewardship of Divine blessings
Lordship of Christ in one’s life
Worship of the Lord Jesus.
Battleship of Spiritual warfare
God showed He was displeased with Jonah with a furious storm that pounded the ship.
Someone has said, ““Locking horns with God is a good way to get dehorned.
If you upset God, God will upset you.
It would be a great help to man if he got a great deal more concerned about the fact that sin really disturbs God.
Men need to get more concerned about God’s reaction to things.
Often folk seem very concerned about what other men think of their performance, but seldom do evidence much concern about what God thinks.”
We need to heed Revelation 3:19
*Not every storm of life is brought on by our disobedience, but all storms are used by God to make us more like Jesus.*
We know though that some storms in life are a direct result of our disobedience.
Maybe you are in a storm right now and the storm you are in is a direct result of your disobedience.
There will always be consequences that come to the disobedient.
When we face the storms of life, we must turn to and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.
In verse 4 we’ve seen the furious storm from the Sovereign.
In verses 5–7 we see:
The Storm Brings Fear
The storms in our lives usually generate strong emotions.
Let’s take a look at the sailor’s reactions.
The consequences not only came for Jonah, but also for those around him.
These seasoned sailors must have seen storms before.
But they hadn’t seen any like the one God sent to discipline His disobedient prophet.
They didn’t know why they were going through what they were going through.
*In verse 5 the Bible gives us a well-tested principle.*
When men fear for their lives, they tend to turn to their God.
Cried: (za aq; zaw-ak) means to cry, cry out, call.
The word here refers to a crying out in distress to a pagan god.
One commentator said, “Take a man who can curse like a sailor and when the hurricane comes in, the first thing he wants to do is pray.
He cries out to whatever god there may be.
These men certainly didn’t pray to Jehovah, but they did pray.
Many of us (even as Christians) never pray except when we’re in trouble, when we face some disappointment or crisis.
Then we pray.”
These pagan sailors were crying out to their gods and Jonah should have been crying out to the real God.
Then they took matters into their own hands.
Look back at verse 5.
They tried to lighten the ship, but the whole weight still remained.
The body of the prophet was weighing them down.
Our sin and rebellion is very costly!
Let’s take another look at what’s going on.
Look at the last part of verse 5.
Jonah went down to the lower deck, had lain down, and was fast asleep.
While the sailors were trying to spare their lives, Jonah was down below not worrying about anyone’s life.
Jonah was fast asleep.
It is a fact that you can be out of the will of God and still get a goodnight’s rest.
Jonah’s senses were so dulled by the hardness of his heart that he slept through the raging wind and waves that tossed the ship.
He slept through the storm that was on the verge of tearing the ship to pieces.
Warren Wiersbe writes, “You can be rebelling against God and still have a false sense of security that includes a good night’s sleep.”
Matthew Henry wrote, “neither the noise from without, nor the senses of guilt from within, awoke him.”
The sinners were trying to protect themselves from the storm while the prophet of God was asleep.
Look at verse 6:
In verse six the Bible teaches us that the pagan captain had to rebuke the prophet of God.
The pagans inspected their situation, inspected the ship, and inspected the backslidden saint.
May God help us when a lost world says to us what this lost captain said to Jonah!
“Sleeper”: (radam) means to stun or stupefy with sleep or death.
John Phillips writes, “Today’s world is being tom apart by drugs, drink, immorality, apostasy, and the menace of nuclear war—and the church sleeps.
False religions and wicked philosophies are making giant strides—and the church sleeps.
Abortion, pornography, syndicated crime, sodomy, and dreadful diseases threaten mankind—and the church sleeps.
Friends, family, neighbors, and workmates grope in spiritual darkness—and the church sleeps.
Two-thirds of the world’s people will never hear the gospel—and the church sleeps.”
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