“Call unto me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”
The prophet, Jeremiah, lived and wrote at a critical time in Jewish history. During his lifetime, the Jews were taken captive into Babylon, and Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed. In fact, after he wrote the words in our text, he reminded the people of the bad things that were about to happen, then in verses 6-7 he gave a promise of better days to come: “Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and reveal unto you them abundance of peace and truth. 7. And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will rebuild them, as at the first.” In this context I want us to see this verse as a personal promise to us. Keep in mind that in the context of the verse all was not good for God’s people, but they were reminded that God would do a work in their lives in the future. Everything will not go our way either, but we can know that God is present with us, leading us through all of the good and the bad things that happen in our lives. First, we have a promise that if we call on Him, God will answer us. Sometimes people think that God has not answered their prayers, when He really has. They just did not recognize the answer when it came. God answers our prayers in His time and in His will. But we can be assured that when we call upon God, He will answer us. Some people have given up on prayer because they think that it has not really done any good in their lives. These people see prayer as an escape valve from the problems of life and when they encounter problems, they think that God has forgotten them. This is not possible, for God never forgets us, and He answers our prayers according to what is best for us. Believe the promise of this text, that if we call upon God, He will answer. Second, we have a promise that He will show us “great and mighty things.” Keep in mind that anything that God does for us is great and mighty. Perhaps we think that if we have not had a “Red Sea experience,” God has not done a great and mighty thing in our lives. Keep this in mind: Anything that God does in our lives is great and mighty. We do not get to define what great and mighty thing God might do in our lives. Just the fact that God hears and answers our prayers is a great and mighty thing. It might be that He has healed you and restored you to health after a time of sickness. That is a great and mighty thing. It might be that He helped you resolve a problem with a person at work that was robbing you of joy. That is a great and mighty work. It might be that he simply helped you through a personal problem that you were dealing with, and restored you to joyful living. That is a great and mighty work. Everything that God does in our lives, from the simplest thing to the greatest thing, is a great and mighty work. One of my main prayers for people that I pray for daily is that God will do a work in their lives that will lift them up and give them victory. Third, God has promised to show us “great and mighty things, which you do not know.” Keep in mind that God is always aware of what is going on in our lives, down to the minutest detail. It is also true that He is always working in our lives whether we are aware of it or not. Isn’t it exciting to think that He is going to do things in our lives that we have never been done before – things that we do not know? God is full of surprises, and He will act in our lives sometimes in ways that will leave our minds spinning. In fact, God wants to do new things in your life today. You might think that your life is humdrum, but if you are serving God this is not true. As you call upon God, remember that He is going to do things in your life that you do not know and did not expect. Call upon Him and find out!!!! Bro. Joe
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