Jonah is a picture of Jesus. There is only one that was greater than Jonah - that’s Jesus. There is a bigger grace we can draw on - Jesus, the one who call out a new name, destiny and identity.

Looking at Jonah’s prayer and the cross references to the rest of scripture, we start to see a picture of the cross and redemption.

I searched for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one.

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me. - Who is on the other side of your yeas for Jesus?

But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. That is what I tried to forestall (prevent/obstruct) by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.

Where is your Tarshish? Where in your life are you running from God? - I am Jonah when I choose to run away.

I am Jonah when I just don’t care, when I’m completely unaware, or when I’m void of prayer.