DCLM Sincere Milk 6 March 2022 — A great fish
DCLM Sincere Milk 6 March 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — A great fish
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TOPIC: A GREAT FISH
TEXT: JONAH 1:12-17
12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Key Verse: “Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights” (Jonah 1:17).
MESSAGE:
Unlike mammals, fishes are cold-blooded sea animals, meaning that they do not maintain a constant internal body temperature; instead, their temperature is greatly influenced by their environment.
They are water habitants, they breathe with their gills located beside their heads, move with their fins, and have a swim bladder which helps them not to sink or float too high. There are about 33,000 species of fishes ranging from 8cm to 12cm in size.
In our text, a great fish swallowed up Jonah and vomited him at the city where he was to fulfill God’s command. Jonah, a creature of God, was running away from God, but God used another creature to make him return to his place of duty.
When you look around today, you will find God’s creatures put in place by God to help you accomplish the plan and purpose of God for your life. The sun, moon, trees, your parents, teachers, pastors are all put in place by God, so that you can be what God wants you to be. Do not reject or despise them, but rather pray that all the creatures of God around you would work together for your life to fulfill the purpose of God.
Prayer: Dear Father, let all Your plans and purposes for my life be fulfilled in Jesus’ Name.
Further Reading: Revelation 4:9-11
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
