The story of the prophet Jonah gives us a classic example of God’s relentless pursuit of His children no matter how long or far we try to run away from His calling and no matter how stridently we rebel against His commands. God mostly draws us gently and lovingly to Himself, but sometimes – as in Jonah’s case – He allows us to fall down to rock bottom before He reaches out to redeem us. God desires us to enter into loving fellowship with Him, and He never stops calling out for us to return to Him.