What amazes me about this story, every time I read it or hear it preached, is that Jonah actually thought he could hide from God; that he could go someplace where the eyes of God would not find him.

"Jonah wasn't lost. He heard the voice of God but intentionally ignored it. And that's where some of you are today. You believe in God, but you're not following Him. You're hiding in plain sight." ...