Call Unto Me
Today’s Passage – Jeremiah 33 – 36 (Click on the references to listen to the audio – click here to view the text)
(Second Milers also read – Romans 1 – 4; Psalms 111 – 115; Proverbs 23)
Scripture Memory for July – John 3:1 – 21
Listen to this morning’s Scripture song – Psalm 55:17
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not” (Jeremiah 33:3)
There are so many wonderful truths in the passages that we have read today that I had a hard time deciding which one to write about. For instance, while reading chapter 35, my attention was drawn to the account of the Rechabites, who were faithful servants to the their father, Jonadab, and also to the Lord. It would benefit you greatly to do a little study on this family. (See previous post, “Who Are the Rechabites?” ) I was also interested in chapter 36, where Jehudi, a servant of the king of Judah, actually took a knife and cut out the Word of God and burned it in the fire. There is a lot that we could say about that, and many parallels can be made to what the world and some Christians are doing to the Word of God.
I finally elected, however, to write about Jeremiah 33:3. This verse is certainly one of the more familiar verses in the Bible, which has provided much encouragement and comfort to the people of God for millennia. In it’s immediate context this verse is written to the people of Judah through the prophet Jeremiah. The city of Jerusalem and the entire land of Judah was being devastated by the armies of Babylon; but God showed them from this passage that there was yet hope, and that He would restore the land to her former glory. In verse 15, there is a wonderful prophecy concerning the “Branch”, who is none other than our Lord Jesus Christ, who would come and set up a righteous kingdom.
In a broader application of this passage, all Christians can be encouraged by this wonderful truth. God wants His children to call upon Him; and He will answer us. This is one of the many wonderful prayer promises in the Bible. I have listed some other prayer promises below. It is a glorious thought to realize that we have a God that wants us to have an intimate relationship with Him. He loves us and He desires to bless us, and show us some things; just as an earthly father desires to show things to a child that he loves. What a wonderful God we serve.
Do you have a burden today? Call unto God. Are you in need of direction? Call unto God. God wants to encourage us and direct us as we serve Him.
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” – (Matthew 7:7-8)
“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” – (John 15:7)
“Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” – (Mark 11:24)
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” – (Philippians 4:6)
“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” – (1 John 5:14-15)
Posted in Thoughts from Jeremiah by Phil Erickson with 1 comment.
I love the way in which God answers my prayers. He knows me so well that the answers are always so specific to me that there is no doubt in my mind that HE has answered me. I know the answers are not coincidence or luck as some might think. It is such a blessing to be able to have a close relationship with the Lord. To my shame you would think that my prayer life would be much better just knowing that all I have to do is call on him. Many times it simply does not occur to me to pray about something. One example to this is asking to be able to fall asleep. Sometimes I have trouble falling asleep if I am excited about something like the first day of school. I will lay in bed for hours looking at the clock knowing that it will soon be time to get up and I will be exhausted if I don’t get some sleep. This happened to me once and I actually remembered that I should go to the Lord even for this little things. I was amazed how quickly I fell asleep and how refreshed I was in the morning. I should not have been amazed I should have been ashamed of my prayer habits being in such a bad way.