Song # 1927.1 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. We read in the Book of Matthew that Jesus tells some Pharisees and teachers of the law, that, like Jonah who was in a huge fish for three days and three nights, the Son of Man will spend three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. (In the Book of Jonah we read that Jonah was swallowed up by a big fish (some suggest a whale) and released three days later after praying to the Lord. See the video #754.2- Jonah And The Great Fish).
Some Pharisees and teachers of the law said to Jesus “Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign from you” (Matthew 12:38). Jesus answered “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah” (Matthew 12:39). “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:40). “The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgement with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here” (Matthew 12:41).
Thought for today: when you follow Jesus you’re on the righteous path.
Thought for the future: Jesus knows the way to heaven, so follow Him for life. Where will you spend your eternity?