Jonah couldn't hide

The narrative of Jonah in chapter 1 is normally reserved for children, but it is a pretty good account for adults too. God told Jonah to go to Nineveh, but he did not want to because the Assyrians were the hated enemies of the Israelites.

Instead, he decided to get on a ship bound for Tarshish, but Jonah was about to learn that he could not get away from God. God brought a great storm which eventually drove the sailors to throw Jonah overboard, where he was swallowed by a large fish and vomited on the shore.

Just like Jonah, we cannot hide our works from God. Psalm 139:7-8 says, “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.” God knows us and will judge us: “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil” (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14). Because no one can hide in the judgment, decide to follow the scriptures. Jesus said, “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it” (Matthew 7:13-14).

Kyle Campbell