The Power To Yield

Jonah 1:1–17 AMP

NOW THE word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me. But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from being in the presence of the Lord [as His prophet] and went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish [the most remote of the Phoenician trading places then known]. So he paid the appointed fare and went down into the ship to go with them to Tarshish from being in the presence of the Lord [as His servant and minister]. But the Lord sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a violent tempest on the sea so that the ship was about to be broken. Then the mariners were afraid, and each man cried to his god; and they cast the goods that were in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. So the captain came and said to him, What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call upon your God! Perhaps your God will give a thought to us so that we shall not perish. And they each said to one another, Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us. So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah. Then they said to him, Tell us, we pray you, on whose account has this evil come upon us? What is your occupation? Where did you come from? And what is your country and nationality? And he said to them, I am a Hebrew, and I [reverently] fear and worship the Lord, the God of heaven, Who made the sea and the dry land. Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, What is this that you have done? For the men knew that he fled from being in the presence of the Lord [as His prophet and servant], because he had told them. Then they said to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may subside and be calm for us? For the sea became more and more [violently] tempestuous. And [Jonah] said to them, Take me up and cast me into the sea; so shall the sea become calm for you, for I know that it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you. Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring the ship to the land, but they could not, for the sea became more and more violent against them. Therefore they cried to the Lord, We beseech You, O Lord, we beseech You, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as it pleased You. So they took up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. Then the men [reverently and worshipfully] feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows. Now the Lord had prepared and appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

yield | yēld | • (of a financial or commercial process or transaction) generate (a specified financial return): such investments yield direct cash returns.

2 [no object] give way to arguments, demands, or pressure: the Western

• relinquish possession of (something); give (something) up: • mainly

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Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary Jonah, Book Of

JONAH, BOOK OF The book of Jonah is unique among the prophets in that it is almost entirely narrative. It recounts how Jonah learned that God was much bigger than he had thought, especially in the extent of His power and His compassion.

Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary Jonah, Book Of

The major power in the Middle East during Jonah’s time in the early eighth century B.C. was Assyria, of which Nineveh was a major city. Since the ninth century the Assyrians had been sending savage military expeditions west into Syria-Palestine. When Jonah prophesied, however, Assyria was in a weakened state, making possible the expansion of Jeroboam II in Samaria and Uzziah in Judah. Jonah and all Israel would have been glad if Assyria had continued to disintegrate. However, Assyria regained power in the later eighth century, conquered Syria-Palestine again, and in 722 B.C. destroyed Samaria and deported its citizens.

Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary Jonah, Book Of

Jonah was not pleased when God commanded him to go to Nineveh and preach repentance. The Assyrians worshipped the vicious god Ashur and a multitude of other gods and goddesses. Assyrian brutality and cruelty were legendary. The Assyrians were known to impale their enemies on stakes in front of their towns and hang their heads from trees in the king’s gardens. They also tortured their captives—men, women, or children—by hacking off noses, ears, or fingers, gouging out their eyes, or tearing off their lips and hands. They reportedly covered the city wall with the skins of their victims. Rebellious subjects would be massacred by the hundreds, sometimes burned at the stake. Then their skulls would be placed in great piles by the roadside as a warning to others. Jonah decided that he would rather quit the prophetic ministry than preach to such people. Nineveh was about 500 miles to the east, so he headed for Tarshish, probably what is now Spain, the farthest western location he knew, about 2,000 miles.

So Brother Jonah Struggled with yielding to the Will of God

Sometimes our failure to yield is our inability to see what God says.

This requires trusting God when you can’t trace God.

It requires reminding ourselves God is not like man.

Numbers 23:19 AMP

God is not a man, that He should tell or act a lie, neither the son of man, that He should feel repentance or compunction [for what He has promised]. Has He said and shall He not do it? Or has He spoken and shall He not make it good?

Numbers 23:19 AV

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Point One

The Word Of The Lord Came to Jonah

Jonah 1:2 AV

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

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Point 2

Jonah rose up to flee from being in the Presence Of The Lord

He rose up but he went down to Joppa

He paid the fare/price for leaving the Presence of the Lord

Point 3

The Lord Sends a Storm to disrupt his plans. The Ship was about to be broken...

God can send a violent tempest in our failure to Yield lives that effects our ships...

relation-ships

friend-ships

Make-ships

fake-ships

social-ships

Health-ships

financial-ships

reputation-ships

Dream-ships

In other words Gods storms are sent to Block blessings when we fail to yield.

No matter what those man tried to do nothing worked

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Point 4

Jonah’s failure to yield to the will of God placed everyone around him in danger.

They had no other choice but to throw him over board.

Have you ever felt like your so-called friends seem to throw you under the bus?

Have you ever felt like you didn’t fit in

Jonah suggested that they throw him over.. This will make the sea calm for you..

Amplified Bible Chapter 1

Take me up and cast me into the sea; so shall the sea become calm for you, for I know that it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.

Some times it takes the world that you love

Too treat you the way you don’t deserve to be treated

for us to See its better to yield to God..

1 John 2:17 AMP

And the world passes away and disappears, and with it the forbidden cravings (the passionate desires, the lust) of it; but he who does the will of God and carries out His purposes in his life abides (remains) forever.

Point 5

Jonah 1:15 AV

So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

Really Push on This

Jonah baptism birthed souls

Like Christ Jonah’s natural death caused men to repent

Jonah 1:16 AMP

Then the men [reverently and worshipfully] feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.

This proved why God wanted him to go to Nineveh

2. Every decision has consequences

Jonah 1:17 AMP

Now the Lord had prepared and appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Jonah 2:1 AMP

THEN JONAH prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly,