Call to me and I will answer you.
God's open invitation to prayer — and the extraordinary promise attached.
The episode in a glance.
- 01'Call to me' — the initiative is yours, but the promise is his.
- 02'I will answer you' — not maybe, not sometimes. I will.
- 03'Great and hidden things' — God reveals what you couldn't know.
- 04The context is a prisoner praying from a dungeon.
Read along.
Jeremiah 33:3 is God's direct invitation: 'Call to me, and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.'
Jeremiah is in prison when God speaks this. Jerusalem is under siege. The future looks dark. And God says: call to me. The invitation is open, even in a dungeon.
'I will answer you.' Not 'I might.' Not 'if you pray hard enough.' I will. It's a promise as solid as the ground under your feet.
And the content of the answer is extraordinary: 'great and hidden things that you have not known.' God promises to reveal what you couldn't figure out on your own — his plans, his purposes, his perspective.
This isn't a formula for getting whatever you want. It's a promise that God will meet with you, speak to you, and show you things that change how you see your situation. All you have to do is call.