How to Get Things From God
Jer 33:1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
Jer 33:2 Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name;
Jer 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not
Have you found yourself afflicted today, saint? There is good news, and not just good, yea rather jubilation for the soul. God answers prayer. Tell me, Christian, who is heard of their parents the most? Is it not the child who lies in distress that first steals the aid of the loving father? So then afflicted soul, expect God not just to hear but to answer our prayers. The word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah while in the middle of great distress. Yet it is here God chose to bring this wonderful thought to His servant: "Call unto me.". A great encouragement to the discouraged child of God. Should we dare expect any other form of delivery than that which comes by prayer? Certainly not, for prayer is God's appointed means to give His children their requests. "But I have prayed," you may say. Even then, pray again. Jeremiah had prayed (Jer 32:16-25), yet the solution had not changed. Think of this: a busy father may not fully notice the tug of his child on his leg at the first, for he is covered up in work. Yet in much persistence, he should surely come to notice them if they do not relent on the intentions. You may be assured God sees our first prayer and regards it. It is altogether in His divine will at times to act as though He did not. This is to teach us reliance on God and not our own doings. So pray and pray again.
Be now encouraged by this promise those of you who remain afflicted. We are bid to call, and God has obligated Himself to answer. We should not remain hopeful for answers, but rather we should expect them. Oh, to see great and mighty things which we know not, and we shall! They are here for the taking! Heaven has stored them, and Christ has unlocked them for distribution unto the saints! Our Father waits now upon His throne willing and waiting, pleading with us to come in earnest prayer so that He may bestow on us what should be ours. Are you in turmoil? Has a grievous cloud come upon you today so that it seems hard to find good? Then take the instruction of God to Jeremiah and claim it as your own, for it is yours! Call upon the Savior now! He sits always able and willing to move Heaven and earth to aid His own. Wait upon the good things which you know not, for in them God is able to apply a soothing salve to our heart which may heal us in a much greater way than we think possible.
