* No matter where you are or what you’re going through, God wants to reveal Himself to you.

* Why? Because He wants to walk through it with us!

* As parents we get this instinctively.

* When our older kids go through tough times we want them to call us so we can walk through it with them.

* EX: Me with Trae - told him about how hard LU was my freshman year.

* As business owners this is so important.

* God wants to be in partnership with you, but you have to bring Him in!

* EX: Listening Prayer.

* BACKSTORY - Jeremiah prophesied captivity for the Israelites.

* It would be a really tough time.

* So chap 33 pivots the narrative to words of comfort from God.

* Vs 3 - the root word for “Call” is “Q’ara.”

* It is associated with sovereignty - means “to establish a relationship of ranked order.”

* To call on God is to recognized Him as the authority and acknowledges my commitment to carry out His plan.

* When you call to God like that, He reveals Himself to you!

* He will tell you things you didn’t know - things that will keep you going!

* How do you call to God?

* 1) Acknowledge His authority.

* 2) Declare your dependency.

* 3) Surrender your will.

* His response? He tells you things you didn’t know.

* But He does it in time!!! Doesn’t always happen at once.

* EX: Shreveport - Jason broke his leg …