"But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD" Jonah 1:3
The Word came to Jonah but instead of rising up to fulfill the Word, he rose up to flee. I wonder what is the motivation of Jonah's disobedience. Is it out of a fear in a certain inadequacy? Is it out of habit? A habit which had cultivated itself thru times of disobedience? Whatever it is, disobedience can only beget disobedience because our heart will just get hardened over and over again.
What makes Jonah think that he is able to flee from the LORD? Yet aren't we all like that? Adam and Eve tried it, David had certainly gone thru it before, if not how could he come out with a psalm like psalm 138? He says,
"Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there." Psa 138:7-8
So, are we still trying to flee?
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