God called Jonah to preach to Nineveh, but Jonah runs the other way.

• Salvation – Jonah tells the sailors to sacrifice him to the sea to calm the storm, but the sailors try to save themselves. Many people today try to save themselves instead of looking to the sacrifice of Jesus.  Where are you looking for salvation?
• Hope – From the belly of the great fish, Jonah prays with hope that God will yet save him. At the same time, he recognizes that there is no hope for those who worship idols (v8).  Where do you look for hope?  Are you looking to God with hope in the “belly” of your great trial?