245. God will Answer
Jeremiah 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
This is a conditional promise: if you call on me, then I will answer you. God will not only answer but He will also do great and mighty things. The great and mighty things are His answers to your prayers. These are things that you do not even know. God answers in great ways, ways that are even better than you asked, and things that you couldn’t even imagine. God does things for you that you would not even ask or imagine. His ways are not your ways.
I might call on the Lord for something that I think is good for me. But, thank God, He shows us things in answer to prayer that He thinks are good for me. When I submit to God and admit that He is God and I’m not, that He knows better than I, that His ways are greater than my puny imaginings. He knows what is best and what is ultimately for my good. For instance, one ultimate good is eternal life with God, and whatever answers He grants has my ultimate end in mind. I do not know God’s reason or purpose in mind, but I can know that He has reasons and a good purpose in mind. The challenge for me is to trust in God’s good heart and intention for me. I need to rest assured that He always shows good and right things for me. I must admit I am a mortal creature with limitations, and with sinful desires mixed in with holy desires. But the Lord has unlimited love for me, unbounded grace, amazing kindness, and perfect wisdom. I may call on Him and let Him answer the way and time He wants. What He wants is my good, especially my ultimate good. And this is according to His good and gracious will.
I believe God is my God and I believe He is always good. Then I pray. I call unto the Lord, trusting in nothing and no one else, including myself. When I call, then He will answer. But I must call. I will call upon Him in every trouble, pray, praise, and give thanks. Prayer is turning to God first, not as a last resort; prayer is being aware of God’s presence, not ignoring or forgetting the Lord. He commands me to call; He promises to answer.