In this sermon, we plunge into the depths of Jonah’s distress and uncover the even greater mercy of God. From the belly of the fish, Jonah cries out—and his prayer reveals a truth more profound than he understands: “Salvation belongs to the Lord.”

Through Jonah’s prayer, we behold a merciful God who rescues and redeems imperfect people for his perfect purposes, because salvation belongs to the Lord. Jonah’s descent into the depths prefigures Christ’s descent into death, and just as the fish spits Jonah out, the grave could not hold our Savior.

The same grace that rescues rebels like Jonah is available to all who call upon the name of the Lord.