Jeremiah 12:1-17 “Communing with God in Prayer”

“Communing with God in Prayer”

Jesus Christ died so that we might have access to our Father in heaven. Imagine having a private meeting with our Creator and Redeemer in the name and work of Jesus Christ. We speak of this privilege as prayer. Yet it is much more than the ritual or the act of prayer; it is fellowship with our Triune Savior (). In prayer, we get to pour out our heart to God.

I. Prayer is Communion With God –

A. You let me talk with You

1. And ask questions –

2. Because Jesus died and rose again and intercedes for us, we have access to God –

God –

3. In , God had revealed to Jeremiah the plot of his hometown neighbors to kill him just like Jesus in

neighbors to kill him just like Jesus in

B. We may ask questions of God

1. Why do the wicked prosper?

2. Pour out your heart to God –

3. God allows His children to both question and complain to Him –

C. Jesus expressed His fears to God

1. In he asks, should I pray Father save me from this hour?

2. The Father answers –

3. In the Bible, two distinct Lords speak to each other –

4. A unitarian God cannot speak to anyone – but the Triune God can commune within the three persons

5. On the cross, Jesus questioned His Father – “My God, my God, why have you forsaken Me?” –

II. In Prayer We Commune With God –

A. Wait on the Lord – God questions us

1. Do not fear your enemies

2. Only if you wait on the Lord can you overcome your fears –

3. As you wait on the Lord, you are able to run and to rise up on eagle’s wings –

B. In prayer, we hear the grief of our God –

1. Prayer is to learn God’s desire not merely to express our own desires

2. Prayer is for us to understand grief –

3. God has no pleasure in the death of the wicked –

III. Prayer Gives Hope –

A. God rescues His people through judgment

1. That we might hope in Him –

2. God will redeem Israel –

B. He will build His church

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2. The knowledge of God will cover the earth –

Let us commune and fellowship with our Triune Savior!!