Jeremiah 33:3 – “Call on me in prayer, and I will answer you.  I will show you great and mysterious things that you still do not know about.”

Once again, I was stirred in my spirit during the night.  I believe I heard an extremely urgent warning and call to prayer.   I hesitate to announce what I believe I heard for several reasons.

• I am sure I would be treated like Jeremiah because it goes against the flow of what many are prophesying.
• Another is that I want to be sure I heard God.   If I did, He will confirm it, and I will declare it without regard to people’s opinion of me (that is unimportant).

Once again, as I was awakened, the clock was 3:33, and this time, I had zero doubt that it was God’s call to prayer and sensed that it was a call for ALL TO PRAY, not just me.

Today, the Book of Jonah was part of my reading.   No, I’m not running away from declaring a word from God, but it reminded me of God’s compassion and intense love for mankind.  When Jonah delivered the message of impending judgment, they repented, and God relented.

In Micah, I was reminded of God’s desires.  Micah 6:6 asks a question we should be asking: “With what should I enter the LORD’S presence?”  Then, in verse 8, we are informed of God’s desires.  “He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the LORD really wants from you: He wants you to carry our justice, to love faithfulness, and to live obediently before your God.”

A storm is brewing in this world, but there is hope!   If we diligently pray, repent, and return to God wholeheartedly, I believe there is HOPE!

We must have the faith, confidence, and commitment of the 3 Hebrew children.  They did not bow, and they did not burn.

2 Corinthians 4:7-18 reveals that Hope is the source of our strength.  “But we have this treasure in clay jars so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.  We are experiencing trouble on every side but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair; we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed…” He reveals the secret to this confidence in verse 18.  “because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen.  For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.”

Regardless of the circumstances, our focus must be on God.   Pray for God’s justice to prevail.   Seek to have and manifest God’s love, love others, and live obediently to His precepts.  In that position and condition, we will experience the Psalm 91 provision and be able to declare, as Paul did in 2 Corinthians 4: We are survivors, thrivers, who live confidently, knowing that no matter what, we stand because He can!

Our part is effectual fervent prayer, total commitment, and complete obedience.  His part is to shield us and carry us through.  Don’t fear the storm!

Have a fantastic day in the presence of the LORD!   Call upon Him, and He promises to answer you!