I’d like to think of myself as Noah, simply because God had found favor in him; blessed him and his family for being loyal and obedient amidst a sinful world.

Noah being in the world and not of it and his obedience, set him apart. Like social media and all new technology that God has provided for man in this 21st century, I am not going to allow the works of the devil to cause me to be caught up over it, making it an idol like he does with everything God created for us. I keep myself focused on the things pertaining to the Lord, being obedient and not allowing the worldly stuff lead me into sin.

Jonah, where are you? Let me guess doing your own thing by running from God and being disobedient. No different than Jonah, I have a love for God, but people I’ve got issues with. I had my struggle with God’s love for wicked and rebellious people, why he always give them a chance to redeem themselves? I couldn’t understand what is it he sees in them, when all I could of seen was evil and hoplessnes. But God being merciful, forgiving and compassionate still willingly want to use me, who’s tired of them and their ways, prefers he’d do away with them like in the days of Noah. “He can be bothered with them, but leave me out of it. I am only human and I am fatigue. Click a finger, say a word whatever Lord, please don’t ask me to help, knowing how I feel about it all.”

Being swallowed up by the fish for three days taught me that I am no different than the Ninevites that I was refusing to help. I am rebellious and wicked also, needing deliverance from God and to know he has not left nor forsaken me in my iniquity. Lesson is to love God with all your heart and mind, also to be obedient to him and loving others like you love yourself. There’s no room for narcissism in the kingdom.

Most of us can look at the pendemic like that day of Noah in the ark, but I tell you it’s more like Jonah. Disobedience is what cause Jonah’s trouble with the Lord.