“CALL TO ME!”

 Jeremiah 33:1-3                    (ESV)

The LORD Promises Peace

“[1] The WORD OF THE LORD came to Jeremiah A SECOND TIME, while he was STILL SHUT UP in the court of the guard: [2] “Thus says THE LORD WHO MADE THE EARTH, the LORD WHO formed it to establish it—the LORD is HIS NAME: [3] “CALL TO ME” and I WILL ANSWER YOU, and will tell you great and hidden things that YOU HAVE NOT KNOWN.”

The MESSAGE contained in the Scripture above could be very easily read over without SEEING what THE LORD is attempting to get me to understand!  Sometimes ALMIGHTY GOD has to get my attention by using a WORD that has been hidden in my heart (Psalm 119:11) to trigger my heart to search for the TRUTH HE is wanting me to SEE!!

To begin with, verse one of the focal passage says that The WORD OF THE LORD “came to Jeremiah”!  Scripture doesn’t record that Jeremiah came begging for the MESSAGE, instead our CREATOR came to Jeremiah speaking, “Thus says THE LORD WHO MADE THE EARTH, the LORD WHO formed it to establish it—the LORD is HIS NAME:”!  THE LORD WHO MADE THE EARTH was requesting a “sit down” with HIS servant!!!  So Jeremiah was “shut up” in the court of the guard, possibly to get his attention without the cares of “this world” interfering with HIM??

THE LORD STILL USES events in our lives to get us to where we will “CALL TO ME” and get our attention!!  GOD wants us to “Seek the LORD while HE may be found; call upon HIM while HE is near;” (Isaiah 55:6). And HE can use whatever HE CHOOSES to bring us to the point where HE needs us to be!!

“CALL TO ME” isn’t a suggestion, but rather it is followed by a PROMISE!!  “I WILL ANSWER YOU, and will tell you great and hidden things that YOU HAVE NOT KNOWN.” is the PROMISE!!  When GOD has us where HE can be heard, HE might be saying for us to “CALL TO ME” and use us for HIS GLORY!!!