Accepting God's love

Chapter 2 of Jonah presents Jonah's prayer from inside the large fish. It's a short, but powerful prayer. Consider reading the whole thing.

Verse 8 (NLT) of that prayer contains an important thought,

Those who worship false gods

turn their backs on all God’s mercies.

Jeremiah 5:25 (NLT) presents a similar theme,

Your wickedness has deprived you of these wonderful blessings.

Your sin has robbed you of all these good things.

By sinning, we turn our backs on God's love, and that's perhaps the scariest, most damaging thing about sin. In our prayers, let us acknowledge our sins and recognize that God's love is ours, if only we accept it.