Call Unto Me, Jeremiah 33:3

Jeremiah 33:1–3 KJV 1900

1 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord the maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, to establish it; the Lord is his name; 3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Pre-Sermon Ice Breaker

A man takes his rottweiler to the vet. “My dog is cross-eyed,” he says, “is there anything you can do for him?” “Well,” says the vet, “Let’s have a look at him.” He picks up the dog, examines his eyes, and teeth, finally he says, “I’m going to have to put him down.” Aghast the owner says, “Because he is cross-eyed?” The vet says, “No, because he is really heavy!”

Introduction

Call Me

· Several years, ago Max Lucado shared these words in the Oak Hills newsletter: “The most incredible invitations are not found in envelopes or fortune cookies, they are found in your Bible.”

· We find one such invitation this morning in Jeremiah 33:3

Review of Series

· We are engaged in the 2021 Scripture Memory Challenge.

· Each Sunday we share a new Scripture Memory Verse. Which I preach on and then on Wednesday night we look more closely at that verse examining it in context. Today we look at maybe the most familiar verse in all of Jeremiah as we explore Jeremiah 33:3

Our Text

· Jeremiah means “Yahweh Establishes.”

· Jeremiah records these verses while he was imprisoned in the court of the guard. Jerusalem was under siege. Jeremiah’s country men were depraved and rebellious against God. God would use the hardship of captivity to draw them back to Him.

· Throughout our study of the Old Testament last year we have looked for Jesus in the Old Testament. Once again we find him here in this passage

Jeremiah 33:2 KJV 1900

2 Thus saith the Lord the maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, to establish it; the Lord is his name;

· God here assures Jeremiah that he had only call upon him, and god would answer. We can also call upon God. Let’s look at this passage together.

Body

I. The Prompting (A Divine Invitation)

Jeremiah 33:3 KJV 1900

3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Psalm 50:15 KJV 1900

15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Romans 10:13 KJV 1900

13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

II. The Promise (A Divine Expectation)

Jeremiah 33:3 KJV 1900

3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Psalm 91:15 KJV 1900

15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

Luke 11:9 KJV 1900

9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

John 15:7 KJV 1900

7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

III. The Provision (A Divine Revelation)

Jeremiah 33:3 KJV 1900

3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Isaiah 64:4 KJV 1900

4 For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, Neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, What he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

1 Corinthians 2:9 KJV 1900

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

John 16:13 KJV 1900

13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Conclusion

How can this be? How can I tap into this wonderful reality?

Jeremiah 33:2 KJV 1900

2 Thus saith the Lord the maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, to establish it; the Lord is his name;

Who is Jesus to you?

· A good man

· A wise teacher

· A Prophet

· Or is he the Son of God and God the Son.

For this truth to be a reality to you, he must be LORD. The Lord of your life.

It is as simple as A,B,C

Admit you are a sinner

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ

Call upon him today.