“Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the prison, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord who made it, the Lord who formed it to establish it (the Lord is His name): Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’” – Jeremiah 33:1–3
Jeremiah was still locked away in the prison court when God spoke again. The city was under siege, hope was thin, and Jeremiah’s circumstances looked anything but spiritual. Yet the God who “made it” and “formed it to establish it”—Jehovah, the covenant‑keeping God of Israel—leaned into Jeremiah’s darkness with a promise: Call to Me, and I will answer you. God wasn’t limited by Jeremiah’s prison or Judah’s crisis. He was inviting His prophet into deeper revelation, offering insight that no human mind could reach. Even in confinement, Jeremiah had access to the Maker and Sustainer of all things.
This promise wasn’t just for Jeremiah; it reflects God’s heart toward all His children. Through Christ, we have been “grafted in” (Romans 11), joined to the family of God like a branch fused into a living tree. And just as grafted branches draw life from the root, we draw wisdom, strength, and revelation from the Lord. The “great and mighty things” God speaks of are not everyday insights—they are hidden, fortified truths, spiritual realities that human understanding cannot penetrate. As commentator Charles Feinberg notes, these are matters “so far beyond human insight that they require divine revelation.” God breaks down walls of confusion and invites His people to see what only He can reveal.
Imagine what God would show us if we truly sought Him with humble, expectant hearts. Jeremiah was in prison, yet God opened heaven to him. We may feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure, but the same God calls us to pray, to seek, and to listen. He delights in revealing Himself to those who draw near. The question is not whether God will speak—the question is whether we will call.
What “great and mighty things” might God show you today if you slow down and seek Him? Are you willing to come to Him in humble prayer, trusting that He can reveal what you cannot discover on your own? As Christ followers, may we live each day expecting God to speak, to guide, and to unveil His purposes as we call upon His name.
“Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.” — Oswald Chambers
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