...such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship...
Jonah 1:4-5 NIV
These guys were facing imminent death.
They knew that their boat was on the brink of destruction and that would be the end.
If we just work harder, do good, throw the cargo we thought was important overboard, we can save ourselves.
But we can't.
Grace is a gift that doesn't rely on our goodness, the things we do, but only on what Jesus did.
Jonah was prepared to give his life to save a few sailors, but Jesus did give his life to save us all.
Freely.
Nothing we could do.
That's love.
#grace
#itsagift
#dearlyloved
#lessonsfromJonah
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