Daily Devotions
Jonah
"Then the mariners were afraid"
Text: Jonah 1:5
SAILING THE HIGH SEAS IN ANCIENT DAYS
Sailing in ships in ancient days was a dangerous endeavor. The ancient mariners did not have equipment to help them to do the following things:
1. To anticipate storms.
2. To navigate effectively.
3. To weather stormy seas.
4. They only had experience and raw courage when they faced severe storms!
AN UNEXPECTED SEVERE STORM
How would the ancient mariners cope if a sudden storm were to arise?
“Then the mariners were afraid;
and every man cried out to his god,
and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea,
to lighten the load.
But Jonah had gone down into the lowest parts of the ship,
had lain down, and was fast asleep.”
Jonah 1:5