New Things

        I now have these new spatulas that I use in the kitchen which are able to help me get all of the batter or whatever I am working with, into the pan to put in the oven. They are also helpful in getting all the mayonnaise out of the jar. However hard I try, which I have to admit isn't too hard, my wife can come along and get still more out of the jar. There is always something left and I am ready to get the new jar and to quit trying to get the last drop out of the jar or even the tooth paste tube. Jeremiah 33:3 says, “ Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

         God never ceases to amaze us in present us with new facts, new promises, new hope and more strength to get us through the day. I was sitting on the platform with a seminary graduate who made the comment, “When I went into the seminary, I thought I knew all there was to know. Now, after graduating, I find that I know nothing and that I have a lot more to learn.” Biblical knowledge is present in many different levels to most all the people in the world. Some may know nothing, some may know a little, some may know a lot, but no one knows it all. The above exhortation was given to Jeremiah in his situation and in his day, but certainly has application to us also. Jerusalem was in a terrible state in the days of Jeremiah and hope was promised to him by the exhortation to come to the Lord and to ask Him and certainly God would answer and show Him mighty things. The statement is just as true for us today. In times of distress, discouragement and depression, God has guidance and help that will be important to each and everyone of us. In many instances, people will try to explain or understand things that happen to them in light of their own knowledge. Job had a lot of thoughts in regard to his predicament until finally God set him down and showed him some mighty things that Job didn't know. God often does the same thing for us. We may sit there wondering what is going on and then someone will share a thought, a verse, a promise from God's Word and all of a sudden, you find comfort. You may have studied the Bible for the past 80 years and God is still showing you something different and something new. I had a lady at one of the local retirement facilities that every time I approached, she would ask me for a new gem from the Word of God. How much greater it is to approach God and ask Him for a gem each day. God gives us the comfort that we need for each particular day and through many different ways, but they are all connected to His Word. When I get overly confident in my Biblical knowledge, I come to this passage and notice that God says,”...show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not.” It is like a spring that never runs dry. If you are not experiencing this in your own life, it is probably because you are not “calling unto the Lord” for some comfort, thought or promise from His Word. God will give you His thought from His Word which means that you are going to open it up and read it, hear it, study it, memorize it and meditate upon it. Take some time today and call upon the Lord to give you something for your day. The, open up His Word and behold the wonders that He gives to us. Praise God today for the opportunity that you and I have to call upon Him and then to get an answer that shows us great and mighty things that we didn't know before.