Owo Oluwa to nsise agbara
Iyanu loro Re oo nyi aye mi pada
1. Is it possible for the sun to shine at night time?
2. Of what use is a delicious breakfast at night time?
3. How can I still eat meat and drink milk at my midnight hours?
5. At my age, is there still any hope of making it in life?
6. I bring you Goodnews today:
. To him that is joined with the living, there is hope
. A living dog is better than a dead lion
. No matter how dry that rod is, it can still bud
. The valley full of dry bones can bring forth mighty army
. Even if time has passed, your Jonah can still preach in Nineveh
. Even if the sun has set, your Lazarus can still eat at the table
. Even if all has written you off, don’t write yourself off
. Keep hope alive for Hope will keep you alive
. God is can use His perogative of mercy for you
JONAH AS A CASE STUDY
THE PLAN OF GOD IS FOR YOU TO ARISE AND KEEP RISING
Jonah 1.2
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
1. JONAH WENT DOWN TO JOPPA.
Jonah 1.3a
But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa ….
2. JONAH WENT DOWN INTO THE SHIP.
Jonah 1.3b
… and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
3. JONAH WENT DOWN INTO THE SIDES OF THE SHIP.
Jonah 1.5
Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
4. JONAH WAS CAST DOWN INTO THE SEA.
Jonsh 1.12
And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you
5. JONAH WENT DOWN INTO THE BELLY OF THE FISH.
Jonah 1.15
So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
6. THE FISH CARRIED JONAH DOWN INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
Jonah 1.17
Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights
7. JONAH DIED AND WENT DOWN INTO HELL.
Jonah 2.2
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice
8. JONAH PRAYED AND CRIED UNTO THE LORD.
Jonah 2.1-2
1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly
2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice
9. JONAH AROSE AS THE FISH VOMITTED JONAH ON A DRY LAND
Jonah 2.10
And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
10. JONAH FULFILLED DESTINY
Jonah 3.3-4
3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey
4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown
