Jonah Lost?

Jonah 1:1-10

We often discus what it cost to God, but Jonah paints a picture for us of what it costs to God.

He left his first . (v.3)

Followers of God desire most to God – but – Jonah gave that up.

Jonah – when he got off course, resigned his .

Have you recognized your first ?

Everything in this book of Jonah God’s will except his man.

People were created to with God, and yet – they stand alone in not His .

This is a dark word:

And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do those things that are not proper,
Romans 1:28 NASB

He left his behind. (1:4-6)

The crew on board is the .

Jonah is a good picture of:

1. The

The is asleep and needs to be .

For whom the Lord loves He disciplines, And He punishes every son whom He accepts.
Hebrews 12:6

When we are on the we become spiritually .

This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
Ephesians 4:17-19 NKJV

We become and even without toward God.

For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice: “Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion,
Psalm 95:7-8a NKJV

Notice: Jonah slept on while the storm raged on:

1^st We really don’t know when we are .

2^nd When we are asleep we often of doing things we would do when we are awake.

3^rd When we are asleep we don’t like to the sound of an .

4^th When we are asleep we often sleep on, saying we will in a little while.

He left his ability to .

Since Jonah would not – God spoke through the and the .

He left his . (1:8-10)

Then they said to him, “Tell us, now! On whose account has this catastrophe struck us? What is your occupation, and where do you come from? What is your country, and from what people are you?”  So he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land.” Then the men became extremely afraid, and they said to him, “How could you do this?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
Jonah 1:8-10 NASB

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.  Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 5:13-16 NASB