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Part 2.holy spirit, LOVE, fellowship, mercy, wisdom, salvation, truth, Jesus Christ, merciful, between a rock and a hard place, slow to anger, laze around, confess our sins, resting, salvation is of the Lord, I am cast out of thy sight, the Lord spake unto the fish, in all sincerity and truth, of great kindness, do as we please, thou heardest my voice, then said I, out of the belly of hell cried I, when my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord, they that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy, slow my thoughts, quiet my soul, your peace and love are present, thank you for this tenderness, your love both surrounds and fills me, Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer, relax my muscles, increase my awareness of you today, I may know you all the more, I praise you for your unceasing nearness, deepen my breath, you can't be contained, I want to be with you now, worship worthless idols, I will look again toward thy holy temple, the weeds were wrapped about my head, the word of the Lord came unto Jonah a second time, it displeased Jonah exceedingly, take my life from me, it is better for me to die than to live, hatred of all non-Jews, seeking greater intimacy with God, relents from doing harm, Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God, out of the fish's belly, be productive or unproductive, revitalizing our souls bodies and spirits, enjoy our freedom day, the beauty of going to God in sincerity, God responds in a positive manner, the Lord prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah, Jonah was in the belly of the fish, three days and three nights, you cannot escape from God, God will always find us wherever we are, it's futile to try and escape God, cry out in repentance, I cried by reason of my affliction unto the Lord, wake up from our foolish disobedience, thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas, the floods compassed me about, always seek the Lord again, never stop seeking God despite our wrongdoing, God will never turn us away if we're sincere, the waters compassed me about, even to the soul, the depth closed me round about, I went down to the bottoms of the mountains, the earth with her bars was about me for ever, thou hast brought up my life from corruption, my prayer came into thine holy temple, I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving, pay that that I have vowed, the fish vomited Jonah upon the dry land, preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee, a pass free from jail, God seldom let's out of our original tasks, Jonah learned his lesson, Jonah arose and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord, Nineveh repented and the Lord showed them mercy, I knew thou art a gracious God, is it right to be angry, a false Jewish nationalism, true godlinesshttps://randyobrien50.com/2026/05/08/the-importance-of-lessons-to-be-learned-from-jonahs-story-part-1/SCRIP-BITSen2026-05-08T18:05:56+00:00The Important Lessons to be Learned from Jonah’s Story! Part 1.holy spirit, faith, LOVE, christianity, mercy, wisdom, salvation, truth, Jesus Christ, Christians, further your glorious kingdom, Friday chant, the BIBLE, TGIF! Thank God it's Friday!, the throne of grace, spring, divine aid, stand strong and steadfast, another week of work, renewed and refreshed in soul body and mind, green foliage, cast lots, wake up and smell the coffee, wise guidance, with your generous help, the long and short of the story, arise, trusting faith, our sinful world can wake up, God's omnipotent help, defeat the simmering unrest in our land, the weekend is here at last, if God spares life, problems are escalating, their wickedness is come up before me, flee from the presence of the Lord, call upon thy God, lay not upon us innocent blood, offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, that we perish not, give our leaders wise guidance, Friday Mantra, help us to be responsible, be renewed and refreshed, by the good example we your faithful believers set, go to Nineveh that great city, cry out against it, the rebirth of our dead world, the word of the Lord came unto Jonah, a directive from God that we don't like, make multiple excuses, disobey the Lord's directive, joah rose up to flee unto Tarshish, paid the fare thereof, Jonah went to Joppa, found a ship going to Tarshish, how foolish was that, we cannot escape god's presence, God is omnipotent omniscient and omni-present, we cannot run from God without consequences, Jonah was fast asleep, a big storm arose, what meanest thou O sleeper, that God will think on us, the lot fell on Jonah, God working in His mysterious ways, disobeying God also causes others to be hurt, others suffer for our disobedience, cast me forth into the sea, so shall the sea be calm unto you, for my sake is this great tempest upon you, wherefore they cried unto the Lord, we beseech thee O Lord, let us not perish for this man's life, thou O Lord hast done as it pleased thee, they took up Jonah and cast him forth into the sea, the sea ceased her raging, the men feared the Lord exceedingly, made vows, the safest wat to avoid trouble, always obey God's directive, these troubled times, getting me safely through another week of work, to handle unexpected storms properly, the anxiety and confusion of these ungodly times, get sufficient fun fellowship and relaxation, in these two short days off, Christian witness leaves a lot to be desired, hurt ourselves and others when we intentionally disobey Godhttps://randyobrien50.com/2026/05/07/the-importance-of-christians-knowing-and-appreciating-gods-marvellously-created-universe/SCRIP-BITSen2026-05-07T19:23:56+00:00The Importance of Christians Knowing and Appreciating God’s Marvellously Created Universe!holy spirit, faith, LOVE, compassion, mercy, wisdom, curse, salvation, truth, Jesus Christ, Christians, courage, favour, abundance, success, the BIBLE, divine protection, promotion, bless the Lord oh my soul, I will be glad in the Lord, while I have my being, supernatural wisdom, a positive outlook on life, negative word, makes the clouds his chariot, O Lord how manifold are thy works, Noah and the ark, the cedars of Lebanon, talnet, come to know and love jesus like we do, clothed with honour and majesty, sing unto the Lord as long as I live, sing praise to my God, the rays of the sun, the rays of the sun lift our spirits, from the depths of God's heart, walk without fear of darkness, a peaceful sense of comfort and safety, God only has our best interest at heart, from the very beginning of creation, O Lord my God thou art very great, stretchest out the heavens like a curtain, coverest thyself with light as with a gartment, walks upon the winds of the wind, makes his angels spirits, his servants a flaming fire, laid the foundations of the earth that it should not be removed, covered it with the deep as a garment, the waters stood above the mountains, at thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder, the waters turn not again to cover the earth, God set a bounday for the water, a rainbow in the sky, God's promise to never flood the earth again, a sign of God's covenant, God waters the hills from his upper chambers, he causes the grass to grow for the cattle, herb for the service of man, bring forth food out of the earth, wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, bread which strengthens man's heart, the threes of the Lord are full of sap, appointed the moon for seasons, the high hills are refuge for the wild goats, the sun knoweth his going downthe young lions roar after their prey, the young lions roar after their prey, man goes forth unto his work, to his labout until evening, the arises, lay down in their dens, in wisdom hast thou made them all, give them their meat in due season, thou hidest thy face they are troubled, thou openest thine hand they are filled with good, thou takest away their breath they die, return to their dust, thou sendest forth thy spirit they are created, thou renewest the face of the earth, the glory of the Lord shall endure for ever, the Lord looks on the earth and it trembles, he touches the hills and they smoke, my meditation of him shall be sweet, let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, let the wicked be no more