Sleep
I learn something from the tale of Jonah. Jonah was a man who tried to run away from God because he didn't want to do difficult things. But how could he suddenly acknowledge His God and want to take the punishment? Then why Jonah went through all the trouble of getting away from God by attending the ship?
And the time when Jonah thanked the Lord for saving him, but then Jonah became angry to God, that's just because of a tree? Was Jonah a feeble person? We also seem to be like Jonah; we praise God but we also become angry to God sometimes.
I’m interested in what Jonah did onboard; sleeping. How could a man asleep onboard in the midst of the storm?
That reminds me of the moment when Jesus was sleeping onboard and how the disciples wondered because it was storm outside the ship. Then they woke Jesus and the storm was calmed, and Jesus scolded the disciples for their disbelief.
I'm sure Jonah was not experiencing a normal sleeping, just like Jesus. When Jesus woke up, He made the faith of His disciples grew stronger. That happened to Jonah as well, Jonah woke up from his sleep and made ship captain and crews to trust God. Isn’t that amazing?
God also made Adam fell asleep when He took his rib. I could imagine when it would be if Adam didn’t sleep; he might be very confused or probably felt the great pain in his body. God made Jonah asleep to calm his fragile soul.
So, when troubles come in our life, we need to "sleep" a lot in order to be calm and not to blame God in a rush. The point is whether we could sleep in trouble time. In this context, sleeping means praying; continue your effort to drown in it. Never cease to pray before we find His Peace. In the book of Psalm, David told us how God bless His beloved while he's sleeping.
If we are lack of "sleep", then our earthly desire will take control and don't be surprised if we're behaving like the ones who don't know God, whether we realize it or not. Just like fragile Jonah; he was angry to God although he just received a miracle.
Sleep
I learn something from the tale of Jonah. Jonah was a man who tried to run away from God because he didn't want to do difficult things. But how could he suddenly acknowledge His God and want to take the punishment? Then why Jonah went through all the trouble of getting away from God by attending the ship?
And the time when Jonah thanked the Lord for saving him, but then Jonah became angry to God, that's just because of a tree? Was Jonah a feeble person? We also seem to be like Jonah; we praise God but we also become angry to God sometimes.
I’m interested in what Jonah did onboard; sleeping. How could a man asleep onboard in the midst of the storm?
That reminds me of the moment when Jesus was sleeping onboard and how the disciples wondered because it was storm outside the ship. Then they woke Jesus and the storm was calmed, and Jesus scolded the disciples for their disbelief.
I'm sure Jonah was not experiencing a normal sleeping, just like Jesus. When Jesus woke up, He made the faith of His disciples grew stronger. That happened to Jonah as well, Jonah woke up from his sleep and made ship captain and crews to trust God. Isn’t that amazing?
God also made Adam fell asleep when He took his rib. I could imagine when it would be if Adam didn’t sleep; he might be very confused or probably felt the great pain in his body. God made Jonah asleep to calm his fragile soul.
So, when troubles come in our life, we need to "sleep" a lot in order to be calm and not to blame God in a rush. The point is whether we could sleep in trouble time. In this context, sleeping means praying; continue your effort to drown in it. Never cease to pray before we find His Peace. In the book of Psalm, David told us how God bless His beloved while he's sleeping.
If we are lack of "sleep", then our earthly desire will take control and don't be surprised if we're behaving like the ones who don't know God, whether we realize it or not. Just like fragile Jonah; he was angry to God although he just received a miracle.
