In Jonah 2, we take a break from the narrative to read a poem of thanksgiving that Jonah prayed when he was detained for three days and three nights. It turns out that the fish that swallowed Jonah was God’s appointed means not for Jonah’s destruction but for his rescue. By surviving his brush with death, Jonah learned an important lesson that we all must learn.
No matter how bad things get, God is still working out his own holy will through seen and unseen agents.
In a surprising parable, Jesus taught his disciples to be shrewd in our money management to produce eternal benefits.
Jesus combined a warning of judgment with a demonstration of the liberating power of the kingdom of God.
