Call Again
By Pastor Jerry A. Burns
Jeremiah was shut up in the court of the prison while the Chaldean army closed in on Jerusalem. From behind those walls, everything he could see said the city was finished. Yet God came to him a second time and said, “Call unto me.”
Jeremiah had already prayed in the chapter before. God did not tell him to sit back and wait because the answer was on its way. He told him to call again, because God’s promises are not given to make us lazy in prayer but to make us pray more.
I am thankful God hears us, but I am more thankful that He does more than listen. He promises to show “great and mighty things” we do not know, things we could never figure out from behind a prison wall. He does not just tell us about them; He shows them by doing them.
So what wall are you staring at right now? You cannot see past it, but God can see what is on the other side. Do what Jeremiah was told to do, and call again.
Write down the one situation that looks most hopeless to you right now. Call on God about it this morning and again before bed, and keep calling until He answers.
"I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving." — Psalm 69:30
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Week Forty-Five • November 8, 2026
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In this message, "What are you Seeking? (Part 2)," Pastor Burns explains how many people search for meaning and purpose in all the wrong places. Just as Solomon sought fulfillment in worldly success and great wealth only to find it vanity and vexation of spirit, listeners will learn that true answers cannot be found in dead works, rituals, or philosophies.
Turning to John 20, listeners will hear how Mary Magdalene went to the tomb searching for Jesus and discovered that He had risen. Pastor Burns shares how the reality of Christ’s resurrection provides eternal life, encouraging everyone to choose life, since Jesus is "the way, the truth, and the life."
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