Running from God

The book of Jonah has much to say about our responsibility and duty as a Christian. Throughout the book, God calls Jonah to do a job for him. He even calls a big fish to do a specific job. How we respond to the call of God is the subject of the book. We are warned about the consequences of disobedience and encouraged to be obedient to God. People today are not necessarily interested in the subject of responsibility or duty. They are more interested in their rights, rather than God's right to rule in their lives. God, however, places a high priority on duty. We will begin our study in the book of Jonah by looking at the story of the man of God who tries to run away from his responsibility to obey the call of God.