A lot of Jonah's problem in following the command of Jehovah was a disconnection from the head of Jehovah! I know he was probably thinking he'd like to save his neck and stay out of Ninevah..or LOL Keep his head..!! However, I truly know that this guy had lost connection from "the head…!!" Dis connection actually means to "Dis" God and connect to something else! For example, one might connect to a person, a place, a ministry, another well..another resource…another power source…ect…!!
In Colossians 2:16-19 we read,
"Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow."
Wow..ok..let's just say that there is one reality here that we have to understand and His name is Jesus Christ. Not only can others distract us from the prize..who is Christ, but they can and will disqualify us!! Yikes!! Just when you thought it was safe to go swimming down your Christian journey…Jaws shows up!! Truly, I hate to say it, but I'm still afraid to swim because I saw Jaws at a very young age! Well, Jaws was a fantasy and Satan is very very real!! Yes, Satan knows how to swim really well, and how to swim circles around you, so fast in fact that he makes really strong Christians go done really fast if they've lost connection with their center, Christ.!! So how do we make connection with the head? Friends, we have to Dis all others and connect only to Christ! Is Christ your power source, your only power source? Is Christ all you use to gain strength and comfort? If not, be prepared to get thumped hard..because All other ways and things will fail…but Christ alone is faithful!! Feeling disconnected from Christ..?? Why don't you dis other things that have distracted you and stop dissing Christ!! Jonah..Jonah..Jonah…even if you were sent to Ninevah…had God been your only point of connection, you would have had nothing to lose…
Remember,
Nothing in all this world can separate us from the love of God..not Ninevah..not a tragic fate, not a cancer or a death..nothing can shake that turf!! It's solid ground. When we reject, there is a "disconnect" !! So when God calls and you say, "no"!! Yes, it's certain…you are connected somewhere else that you fear losing…!! When we are centered on Christ, friends, we've already won..we have nothing to lose…!! So, what are you waiting for?
In Colossians 2:16-19 we read,
"Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow."
Wow..ok..let's just say that there is one reality here that we have to understand and His name is Jesus Christ. Not only can others distract us from the prize..who is Christ, but they can and will disqualify us!! Yikes!! Just when you thought it was safe to go swimming down your Christian journey…Jaws shows up!! Truly, I hate to say it, but I'm still afraid to swim because I saw Jaws at a very young age! Well, Jaws was a fantasy and Satan is very very real!! Yes, Satan knows how to swim really well, and how to swim circles around you, so fast in fact that he makes really strong Christians go done really fast if they've lost connection with their center, Christ.!! So how do we make connection with the head? Friends, we have to Dis all others and connect only to Christ! Is Christ your power source, your only power source? Is Christ all you use to gain strength and comfort? If not, be prepared to get thumped hard..because All other ways and things will fail…but Christ alone is faithful!! Feeling disconnected from Christ..?? Why don't you dis other things that have distracted you and stop dissing Christ!! Jonah..Jonah..Jonah…even if you were sent to Ninevah…had God been your only point of connection, you would have had nothing to lose…
Remember,
Nothing in all this world can separate us from the love of God..not Ninevah..not a tragic fate, not a cancer or a death..nothing can shake that turf!! It's solid ground. When we reject, there is a "disconnect" !! So when God calls and you say, "no"!! Yes, it's certain…you are connected somewhere else that you fear losing…!! When we are centered on Christ, friends, we've already won..we have nothing to lose…!! So, what are you waiting for?
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