The sailors vowed to follow God if he saved them from shipwreck. But they were not like Jonah. Jonah promises from the belly of a whale. And he means it! Let me not cling to worthless idols and turn away from God's love for me. Jonah serves up the fallacies of superstitions. We can learn that the opinion of man sets up religion according to our own will. Some think that they gain much from their set-up superstitions and the ideology made up of men and tradition and opinions and inventions. But they have forsaken the fountain of living water. They have dug their own cisterns. Jer 2:13. And the holes in the bucket hold no water, no life.
"No prophet was more successful in his ministry nor more offended by his success... Following My call always requires that you die to your self-interested and self-righteously moralistic understanding of life." 66 LL
"You reduce Me to a God Who is supposed to submit to your understanding of what matters most. You do not discern the lethal self-interest behind the purposes for which you seek Divine Approval. You are wrong to demand My cooperation with your understanding of life. Because I love you and because My plans for you are good, I demand your cooperation with Mine. There is no other way to enjoy My Presence." 66 LL
"When your life hits a bump that I could smooth but don't, will you continue to think I should surrender My Wisdom to yours and do what you think best?" 66 LL.
PHOTO: A sailboat. Shipwreck.
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