Daily life with Jesus by Grahame Howard: Call on Him

Friday 20 January 2023

Call on Him

"Ask Me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know, about things to come"

Jeremiah 33:3 New Living Translation

God invites us to call out to Him when we need help and have troubles brewing. He promises that He will show us things that we don't know about, about things to come and about what we need to know in this present time.

In Psalm 34:17:18, we read:

'The LORD hears His people when they call to Him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. 18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues them those whose spirits are crushed.' NLT

Note the word 'ALL' in verse 17. He doesn't assess what is more important than something else. No, when we call on Him, the scriptures say that He rescues us from 'all' our troubles. You see, He is a loving God; He is our Father and doesn't wants us fretting at all or being anxious. When the scriptures say 'His people', it is referring to the righteous, which we are if, we have asked Jesus into our hearts and trust Him with all we have got. In other words, if we give Him all, He gives us all. His eyes and ears are everywhere and when He receives our call, He gives us His full attention.

Sadly, those who are not in touch with Jesus, who have not given Him their heart, He hears their call too when they are in trouble. The difference is His face is against them. He gives them every chance to get to know Him; don't forget, He died for them too. However, if they do not accept this and recognise Him for who He is, they will not be helped. They have to cope alone.

In verse 22, we read: 'The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, and none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.' NKJV

Our soul is made up of our Mind, Will and Emotions. Basically, what we think about, what we do and how we manage with what we have got. He cares so much, even for every day issues. Yesterday, my wife noticed that she had lost her wedding ring. She was gutted and we looked all over the place for it - even in the outside rubbish bins (Yuk). We both prayed but with no answer. By bedtime, my wife was becoming frantic about this, and she reminded God that He had promised that He would tell her remarkable secrets and rescue her from all her troubles. After this prayer, she walked round our bed and grimaced as she stood on something sharp - yes, her wedding ring. We had both looked there a dozen times but couldn't see it, but God knew it was there and revealed it to her. The conclusion to this scenario, GOD CARES, VERY MUCH.

And He will help you as well, with whatever is troubling you. Don't forget that you can remind Him of His promises; He welcomes this and answers this type of prayer, but, in His own time.

Just call on Him now and receive His blessing