You may have been asked this question, “How was school today?” Perhaps you have asked that same question when your children arrive home from school. My stock answer was always, “Okay.” That usually meant that there wasn't too much that I was going to be sharing as to how school went that day especially on those days that I had a fight with someone or was reprimanded in some way by the teacher. In order to escape another lecture, it was easy to just say, “okay” and let it be done with. Hopefully they wouldn't press the issue. Jeremiah 33:3 says, “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
Suppose you were asked, “How was your Christian walk today?” Maybe someone will ask, “What did God do in your life today?” We may have the same attitude as the man that responded to his wife's question if he still loved her. He replied that he said he loved her thirty years ago and if he ever changes his mind, he will let her know. Sad to say, this may be the attitude of many believers in the world today. Many will say that they received Christ as their Lord and Savior thirty years ago and that is the only thing they can say about their personal relationship with God at any given moment. I have been in several churches where people are encouraged to give a word about what God did in their life and for many, the response was always the same and would begin with the words, “Thirty years ago, I accepted Christ as my Savior....” What has God done in your life since you came to church last Sunday or what has God done in your life yesterday or an hour ago? We may shout out to God with a rhetorical question saying, “God, what are you doing?” We didn't really expect an answer but we shouted it out anyway. The verse for today is one that we often quote but many don't seem to regard as practical in today's life. One commentary says, “Jeremiah, as the representative of the people of God, is urged by God to pray for that which God has determined to grant; namely, the restoration. God’s promises are not to slacken, but to quicken the prayers of His people.” It has the direct application to Jeremiah but it has an indirect application to us as well. Just as Jeremiah was urged to call upon the Lord, we are certainly urged to do the same. God is not a respecter of persons and He does not change and since we have a personal relationship with Him, we can do the same as Jeremiah was urged to do. We often find ourselves in days where we don't understand what is going on. We are perplexed to say the least and it seems as if we are sliding into an abyss with no hope of escape yet we always have the confidence that God does know what He is doing and that He is not blind to what is happening either to the world, our country or even you own life. You can rightly ask the question to God today as to what He is doing in your life and when you call upon Him, He does answer and He will show you great things that you didn't know. Your daily walk with God is like mining for gold and precious gems. Some of them are right out there on the top while others are just below the surface and still others a little deeper. As Jeremiah was urged to call upon the Lord, may we also be found doing the same thing. I know you will be surprised as to what you hear when you call upon The Creator of the universe. If God asks you the question, “How was your Christian experience today?” you shouldn't answer, “Okay.” Think for a moment and recall what God did for you recently along with what he did thirty years ago. Praise God today that He is still working in the lives of believers.
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