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Salvation by tossing a man overboard

Jonah 1:14-16 

Then they cried out to the Lord, 'Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.' Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him.

This is deliverance by casting the stubborn prophet overboard. 

It’s that part of your heart, deep asleep in the depths of the boat, that is running from the Lord. He is not innocent. He is not to be kept on the ship. Release him to the Lord’s monster-fish to be brought near to Sheol. If he dies, it was the Lord who let him die. If he is brought to land, your old stubbornness against the Lord’s will may become your new resoluteness to accomplish the Lord’s mission. 
Oh Lord, I cast away this stubborn ‘man’ inside of me and release him to Your storms. Judge and do as You please. As for me, I will now fear the Lord who has calmed the sea and delivered me from destruction. I offer my all as a living sacrifice to the Lord. My old cargo and luggage have been lost to this storm. Now to the new path with new cargo and the Lord as my God.


 

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