Call

           This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” (Jeremiah 33:2-3)

            Jeremiah and Judah were under attack, again. The very buildings of the city of Jerusalem would be used to make weapons that would be used against them. It was at this point that God said to call to Him. If someone were calling you multiple times each day, or even once per day, would you feel the need to tell them to call you? On the other hand, how often do we want to tell people that if they need us, they shouldn’t hesitate to call us? And how often do they call no one, or on anyone and everyone but us? And how does it make us feel (at least when we are not being selfish)?

          What God tells Jeremiah and the people of Judah was that while what they were going to face would be terrible, God would bring good from it. God tells His people that from Genesis 3 on and like them, we either go to no one, or anyone and everyone rather than Him.

          I’m reading a book that challenges the reader to dare to call on God. Whether God answers the way we want or not, the author suggests that the reader be audacious in the asking and let God make the decision on how to answer. We cannot know if we do not call.