Monday, December 24, 2012



1965 JUST ASK

I should have covered this chapter last week- but I’m behind a little.


So let’s start the week with a famous verse.


“Call unto me and I will answer thee and SHOW THEE great and mighty things that thou knowest not”.

Jeremiah 33:3.

This chapter deals with the restoration promises that God made to his people in the Old Testament.

The other week I did a few posts about the main meaning of the bible- the message of Christianity.

One of the main themes of the bible is the promise of a coming Messiah- someone who the Jewish nation was looking for- he was a future deliverer.


In this chapter the prophet talks about the promise made to King David- that there would be a Son from his genealogy that would someday sit on the throne of David.

In the New Testament we see the promise fulfilled thru the coming of Christ.

If you carefully read the book of Acts- the main preachers [Peter and Paul] speak about this Davidic promise being fulfilled thru Jesus.


Jesus came from the lineage of David and he was raised from the dead and seated at the right hand of God.


Okay- Jeremiah is preaching to the Jewish people during a time of captivity- the people are in bondage- again [Remember Egypt?]


In order to encourage them he tells them God has not forgotten the promises he made to them.


He says he will restore them- he will fulfill the promise to David- and there will ‘never fail to be someone form David’s house to sit on the throne- a Branch will grow up from David’.


When the apostles Paul/Peter talk about this promise to David in the New Testament- they say it must be speaking about the resurrection of Christ- because it says a Son [Jesus] will sit on the throne forever.


How can there be a king who takes the ‘job’ forever?


Because this king has an everlasting life- seated in the position.

Get it?


So- the whole chapter is simply a reminder to a depressed people- people heading for their own ‘fiscal cliff’ and yet- there is still hope.



A few weeks ago I wrote a post about getting a special ring from a friend- it has the words ‘Trust God’ on it.


So- with my history of losing rings- I made sure that this one stays on most of the time.


I only take it off when I shower- and it goes back on.



The other morning I woke up- and the first thing I realized was the ring was gone.


No!!

I mean I looked all over for it- turned the house upside down- went to the van- traced my steps- the whole 9 yards.



So- after about an hour- I knew what needed to be done.


We all know- but we get mad- and we don’t like to do it.


Yup- I prayed.


‘Lord- this week I’m reading Jeremiah 33- and it says to call unto you and you will show us stuff we don’t know- so here it goes- what happened to the ring?’



So- my daughter says ‘dad- someone will find it- it will show up’.


Yeah- I knew I had to wait- but I really did not want to.


So- I’m thinking ‘who will find it?’

Then- when I wake up the next day- I’m doing some dishes the morning- and I have a thought.


When I was at the halfway house I worked on the toilet- and I’m sure I took my ring and watch off.


Now- I had the watch- but maybe I left the ring?


I called the guys and asked around- there were a bunch of people there that day.


I waited a couple of days- and when I went to the house- sure enough little Charlie found the ring.



See- the verse doesn’t say ‘call unto me and I will bring it back’- it says ’I will show you things you don’t know’.


I didn’t know I took the ring off- I didn’t remember it- so the answer was God showing me something I forgot.



Okay- try and read the chapter this week- it’s a great chapter.


Pay attention to the promises that God is making to the people.



The promises that God will work thru their families- he will restore the things that are broken- fix stuff.



We all need those types of promises.


And if you are stuck- pray the verse- verse 3- and see if the Lord will show you something.


Maybe not an outright miracle- but just a thought- something you might have overlooked.


Often times that’s the answer to the prayer- it works.








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