THE FATHER'S WILL{AGAINST HIS WILL}-PART 3

THE FATHER’S WILL- AGAINST HIS WILL [PART 3]

Jonah 1:

1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying

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

3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

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

Recently, we talked about Understanding The FATHER’s WILL and have looked into quite some awesome examples from the scriptures, mostly centered on following God’s will for our lives; but today, we look from a different perspective; from not following His will; not going the course of the Father for our lives.

We look at the life of a Prophet Jonah; this reiterates to us that in the journey of following the will of God for our lives, anyone can be a victim so it’s not more of the anointing you have but more of how you have understood the will of God for your life and seek to trust Him on that path. The bible says in 1Corinthians 10:12 “Let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed, lest he fall”. 

Jonah, a man of God called like any other; given a plan from God; handed like any architect the design to work on, but wouldn’t follow the directions from the FATHER. If you won’t go by the book thus, anything that affects others outside the book affects you. If you wouldn’t go by the normal design; whether you went more or less, you can breakdown an entire building and wreak much more havoc than if you have stuck with the plan. God is telling us to stick to His plans for our lives to avoid wreaking havoc not just on ourselves but even on the people around us. When such a building is built, its fall will be upon the inhabitants and all around. This was the story of Jonah who found himself running away from the will of God for his life and walking to destruction and according to the bible in Jonah 1:6, he could have caused havoc for the men around also. 

One thing I’ve come to realize is this; when we opt out of God’s plan there is usually something we are opting for, whether we think it less or more, OR we know or do not. Jonah must have thought to himself, there must be something worth more than this plan of which I know not the bearing of; let me look for another option outside this. Little did he know, that there was no hope in running from God’s plan for one’s life. You can either be destroyed; you pay the price or you are given a second chance. Yes, we serve a God of second chances-the same way He gave unto Jonah.

Why would he do that? naturally speaking, this man ran away from doing what was right; what was God’s will for his life at the time. First, I want us to understand whatever God will have us do, it’s always the right thing to do; could at first be for HIM then for ourselves. It could have been that God loved Jonah enough to give Him a second chance. Look at the Israelites; they trespassed, perverted God ways so many times but still there was this covenant of Love on their side. This could be the same Jonah enjoyed; or there is someone, something whatsoever who will benefit even much more and this far outweighs us rejecting His will. Thus, for these reasons He will return us back to HIS plan and purpose. Our GOD works in mysterious ways. 

But I want us to understand that not everyone gets this second chance, not even the King, Saul did. Everything in the Kingdom works by HIS Grace; and considering Grace, it all depends on Him. Exodus 33:19paraphrased “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy upon”. Let us carefully study the book of Jonah well and relate it to our lives; there is something God has ordained for you. Is it in that job you are doing or that thing you are about to embark upon; first seek God’s face on it.

 

There is something Jonah did not do that Jeremiah did; and as believers, we should embrace this: “THE ASKING TO KNOW SPIRIT”.                                                                                                                              Jeremiah 1: 6 says paraphrased; “Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child”. When God tells us to do anything; not all times does He expect us to act immediately as Jonah did. Stop! Seek to communicate with HIM and wait patiently for HIM to communicate back. The Father-son/ Father-daughter relationship is very vital in the place of fulfilling God’s plans for our lives.

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