I bet the title threw you off.  When people say let’s go to the boat, you might think of gambling.  This is true in most cases.  In this case, going to the boat means going away from God. 

 

Jonah was told to go to Nineveh and tell them that God will destroy them. He did not want to do this.  Destroying Nineveh was a better idea than the chance of them knowing God.  So, Jonah went down to Joppa and went down on a boat.

 

Whenever God gives you a command, there will always be a Joppa with a boat waiting to take you away.  Jonah hated the Ninevehvites so much that he would rather have God destroy them then they come to know God. 

 

What do you do when God gives you a command?  If you wish to grow closer to God, you will choose His commands no matter how difficult they may be.