Jeremiah 33:1-3, While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the Lord came to him a second time: 2 “This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: 3 ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ (NIV)

 

Notice in the above scripture that Jeremiah was in prison, during this time Babylon was about to destroy Jerusalem and take the people captive. Now think about Jeremiah's situation, he's in the city of Jerusalem, surrounded by the Babylonian army, they've already started building siege ramps to invade the city. Inside the city people are starving to death, they're cut off from their food and farms outside the walls. So not only is Jeremiah in a town in a horrible situation, he's locked up inside this besieged city. If there's anybody who should be without any hope it's Jeremiah. If there's anybody who should have a pity party it's Jeremiah. But yet in verse 3, we receive an awesome promise, that applies to us today!  God says, “Call to Me and I will answer you.”