1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to daily devotions with Pastor John. 4 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: I'm john STONGEI and today's devotion is inspired by Jeremiah 5 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 1: chapter thirty three, verses two and three, which says, thus 6 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who 7 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: formed it to establish it. The Lord is his name. 8 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: Call to me, and I will answer you, and will 9 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. 10 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 1: Discernment and understanding are gifts that come to those who 11 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: trust in Jesus Christ. As we submit our will to 12 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: his will and seek his guidance, he delights to grant 13 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: us the kind of wisdom and understanding that can only 14 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: come from him. In the midst of our seasons of joy, 15 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: he invites us to seek him in the midst of 16 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: our seasons of trial and desperation, he invites us to 17 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: call to him. Our Lord hasn't abandoned us to rely 18 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: on our own limited understanding. Rather, he openly invites his 19 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: children to come before him and seek his answers. The 20 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: Lord answers the prayers of his family. He reveals things 21 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: to us that we would never naturally come to understand. 22 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: He illuminates our hearts and our minds, so we can 23 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: approach our years on this planet with a Christ centered perspective. 24 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: What do you desire to be made known to you? 25 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: Have you called out to the Lord and asked him 26 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: to make it clear? Have you sought his counsel through 27 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: his word? Have you asked him to speak to you 28 00:01:55,400 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: through someone you trust. Let's pray. Lord, we thank you 29 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: for your word, and we thank you for the privilege 30 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: that it is to be able to look at this 31 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: portion of scripture from the Book of Jeremiah today, and Lord, 32 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: in this portion of your word, you tell us that 33 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: we are invited to call to you. And as we 34 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,119 Speaker 1: call to you, you tell us you will answer us, 35 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: and you will tell us great things. You will tell 36 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: us things that we would not naturally know. You will 37 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: reveal things to us about your heart and about your 38 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: nature and about your plan. That's a real privilege. Father. 39 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: We're grateful for the gift that it is to be 40 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,679 Speaker 1: able to know you like this. We thank you that 41 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: you allow us to have access to your throne through 42 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: your son Jesus Christ, and you tell us that we 43 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: can come before you boldly. We can come before you 44 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: with confidence, knowing that on the basis of the work 45 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: that your son accomplished for us, we are welcomed into 46 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: your pence. Lord, this is wonderful to contemplate, and we're 47 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: grateful for the fact that, in the midst of seasons 48 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: of confusion and seasons that seem to prompt us to 49 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: feel worried or anxious, we can seek your counsel. We 50 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: can seek your intervention. We can ask you to help 51 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: us understand what we're experiencing, and we can trust you 52 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 1: to govern all aspects of our lives in the perfect 53 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: way and in such a way that the desired outcome 54 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: for our lives is accomplished. We're also grateful, Father, for 55 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: the fact that in your word you reveal things to 56 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: us that go deeper than our personal experiences. You show 57 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: us multiple layers of what's going on behind the scenes, 58 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: and you teach us to value and prioritize what matters 59 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: most to you. So, Lord, we're grateful for all of 60 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: these things, and we're grateful for the privilege that it 61 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: is to be able to see what you've revealed to 62 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: us from your word. Today, we commit ourselves to you now, 63 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: and we pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.