The Sign of the prophet Jonah

Mat 12:39 "But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: vs:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. vs:41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here." Jesus had not yet went to the cross. He had not yet traveled the journey to hell. He had not spent the three days and three nights in the earth yet. When this would be accomplished though it was going to be a matter of faith. For a sign was something supernatural transforming in the natural. What Jesus was referring to was something that had already happened in the natural. As we look further we see that in the 8th chapter Jesus was with his disciple's in a ship and there was a great storm that came out on the water. These were seasoned fishermen and yet they were exceedingly afraid. They thought they were going to die. This particular story is the only place in the bible that records Jesus sleeping. Jesus was in the lower part of the ship fast asleep. The waves were beating across the ship as though to take it under, the disciple's came to Jesus and said "Don't you care that we perish?" He rose up from his rest rebuked them for their unbelief then turn and spoke to the wind and the waves. Suddenly there was a great calm. This was the sign. Jesus could walk on the water or he could command the water. Even the wind obeyed the voice of the Living Word. Jesus was on the ship walking in obedience to the will of the spirit, Jonah was on the ship running away from the will of the spirit. Jonah had no power over the storm, Jesus has all power of all storms. The similarity of the two stories is amazing. Both were in a ship asleep. Both were surrounded by mariners fearing for their lives. Both had a commission to speak to a people to repent. One was in rebellion, one was in obedience. Yes, Jesus was referring to his going to the pits of Hell for three days and three nights but that wasn't the sign. A sign would be an extraordinary event to relay a message. The message here is very clear. Jesus has power over every storm even those in our minds that no one else see's. So next time your back is against the wall, and your ship looks like it's going down. Look up, call to Jesus! He has authority over all! Amen!