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Jonah 1:13-16
13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. 14 Therefore they called out to the LORD, "O LORD, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not on us innocent blood, for you, O LORD, have done as it pleased you." 15 So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. 16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.

There's a storm raging, a man confesses that he's the cause of the storm, he suggests he be thrown overboard to appease the storm . . . The sailors throw the man overboard and the raging storm disappears like it never happened. Sounds more like a contemporary movie than a biblical account of a man running from God. (Go read the book of Jonah)

The crazy part, the men who threw Jonah overboard didn't return to their sailing and whatever business they were about. No, they turned to God and worshipped Him and feared Him. What a wild story, that is, a true story . . .

posted by Bryan Laramore @ 10:16 PM 1 addendums

A Word to Embrace

2 Timothy 3:14-17
14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

posted by Bryan Laramore @ 8:14 AM 0 addendums