subject: God Of The Universe Cares [print this page] These children were expressing one of the biggest fears known to man, the fear of being eaten by a fish. Maybe today you are kind of feeling like you have been eaten by something. Maybe you feel like a problem has swallowed you up. Maybe you have lost your job and financially you are saying, This deal is swallowing me up. Its eating my lunch. Maybe you are in a marital difficulty right now, and you are saying to yourself, I feel like it is swallowing me up. Maybe you are in some kind of problem that is getting the best of you, a hurtful habit. I dont know. But a lot of us have felt many times in our lives like we have been swallowed by something.
Today, we are going to talk about Jonah, because Jonah was a guy who got swallowed by a fish, and he lived to tell about it. Jonahs life will show us how to do something that is really hugehow to follow Gods lead. I know for many people here, you are thinking, Wait a minute, Ed. You are telling me that God wants to lead me somewhere? You are telling me that the God of the universe cares about me? He wants to guide me and direct me? The answer is a resounding Yes, God does. But there is no way that you can follow Gods lead unless you know where he is pointing and where he wants to take you.
Having said that, lets bow for a word of prayer. Ed Young tells us that we will open up the book of Jonah and delve right into it. God, thank you so much for, once again, this opportunity to come to a place like Fellowship Church, and to laugh, God, to see a humorous drama. Thank you, God, for the opportunity we have to worship you through song. Right now, Lord, I thank you for this opportunity that we have to open your truth, open your word and allow it to speak to us. God, may your Spirit now just hover over this place. May it convict and move and bring results in every heart and life here. And, God, I thank you now in advance for the results of this worship time together. In Christs name, Amen. Lets dive right into the book of Jonah and see whats up about following Gods lead. In Jonah, Chapter 1, I will begin reading with Verse 1.
