TRICKLE DOWN IMPACT

Jonah 1:7-11
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.

Jonah Runs from the Lord

7 Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit. 8 “Why has this awful storm come down on us?” they demanded. “Who are you? What is your line of work? What country are you from? What is your nationality?”

9 Jonah answered, “I am a Hebrew, and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land.”

10 The sailors were terrified when they heard this, for he had already told them he was running away from the LORD. “Oh, why did you do it?” they groaned. 11 And since the storm was getting worse all the time, they asked him, “What should we do to you to stop this storm?”


Jonah’s decision to run from the Lord put the lives of unknowing sailors in peril.

What is the impact of the decisions you make in life? Who do your decisions, good or bad, have an effect on? Your family … your church … your community … your co-workers.

Every decision you make touches the lives of others. Purpose in your heart that these decisions are pleasing to the LORD. You don’t want to stir up a storm that negatively impacts the lives of those your life touches.