If we do not rise, God's storm will arise.

When God commanded Jonah to "Arise" and go to Nineveh (Jon. 1:2),

Jonah "arose" to flee from the presence of the Lord and went down to Tarshish (v. 3).

And Jonah went "went down" to Joppa, “went down” into the ship (v. 3),

and ultimately “went down” to the lowest parts of the ship (v. 5).

Because God sent a great wind upon the sea, a great storm "arose" in the midst of the sea (v. 4).

The sailors were afraid and each cried out (prayed) to their own gods (v. 5).

But Jonah had gone down into a deep sleep (v. 5).

If we disobey the Lord's command to "Arise", we will only go "down" and down again.

If we do not "Arise", God's storm will "arise".

If we disobey the Lord's command, even the unbelievers around us will suffer.

When those unbelievers cry out to their gods, we will be deeply asleep.