14th January 2021

Checking into God's Presence...  What can God not do? In Jonah 1:17 God made the whale not only to accommodate Jonah but also to transport him free of charge back to dry land-"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 2:1-10 clearly shows the penitence in Jonah's new desire to walk and work under God's directives. It states: "Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly, And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.  Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight, yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me forever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.  When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord. And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land." By the same reasons, we pray unto You Merciful God of the universe to allow Your strength to destroy any moment of death in our lives. With Your power, You allowed the fish to accommodate and act as a means of transportation for Jonah, while You always oversee the rising of the sun and the moon. We beseech You, therefore, to restore what the enemies had taken from us. Come with Your glory and grant us mercy in all our endeavours. Pronounce greatness into our lives and fill us with Your Holy Spirit from all directions. Look down from Heaven and make us an everlasting gift for Your Kingdom. And with Your love; give us the strength to allow others to share from the inheritance acquired through Your Holy Name in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen. Http://testimony-times.blogspot.co.uk Just Checking into His Presence...