Jeremiah 33:3---Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
“Call to Me…” God says in Scripture, yet so many of us are
slow to respond to that invitation. Why do we pray so meagerly? I believe it’s
because unbelief whispers in our ears, “Your prayers won’t work. God won’t hear
them. Others may come and receive all sorts of bounty from God, but not the
likes of you, not the one who has so often broken His commandments. God doesn’t
even want to hear from your lips.” Do thoughts of unworthiness creep into your
mind, building a wall between you and God? Yet against these whispers of Satan,
God’s Word speaks to us, “Call to Me…” God reaches out to us, inviting us to
reach out to Him. Yet doubts still discourage us from praying. Inside our heads, we hear, “Prayer will do no good because God will not answer. I’ve tried before,
and I haven’t received answers.” Have you ever felt that way? Then read the
second part of Jeremiah 33:3, an assurance that stills such doubts: “I will
answer you.” God has promised to respond to our prayers. When we call on God,
we can feel confident that He has made us worthy of approaching Him and that He
has promised to answer us. We should also keep in mind all the other principles
that the Bible teaches concerning prayer. For example, to maintain an open
prayer line to God we must confess our sins and ask for forgiveness while
forgiving those who have sinned against us. Another principle is that we must
call upon God in faith, believing He will do that which we ask of Him. The
Scripture says that whatsoever you shall ask, believe that God will give it,
and you shall have it. We should also call upon God with great perseverance and
ask according to His will. Finally, we should pray with gratitude, thanking God
for all He has already done. How’s your prayer life these days? Are any of the
concerns I mentioned earlier stopping you from fully enjoying your connection
to God? I invite you to call to God and remember His promise to answer you. Do
these things, and wait for God to show you “great and mighty things”!
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