God invites us in Jeremiah 33:3: "Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know."

C.S. Lewis once wrote, "If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling around with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased."

Like in Lewis' quote, Jeremiah 33:3 offers us the promise of grandeur. God will show us great and mighty things which we do not know. When God says that, He means "great and mighty things" by His definitions of "great and mighty." He has promised to unleash His supernatural wonder and power in, around and through us, in our day, in our world. When He says, "which you do not know," He means outpourings of His Spirit which will blow our minds. He will answer our prayers with bigger and better answers than we even have the imagination to know to ask for.

The one thing He requires of us to receive these unfathomable blessings from Him is, "Call to Me." The New Testament tells us we have not because we ask not (James 4:2). Why is getting people to pray the hardest thing to pull off in Christianity?

I want to challenge you:

* not to have too weak a desire for the great things of God

* not to be half-hearted creatures

* not to be like ignorant children content to make mud pies

Let's pray! God may indeed grant a great outpouring of His Spirit in our community, in our day. Let us come together and ask Him for revival and awakening!

Here are the details of a great opportunity for us to come together and seek Him.  I hope you will join me tomorrow morning.

What? Pancakes & Prayer-Walking or Prayer-Driving (your choice)

When? THIS Saturday, May 14

Where? Room 108 (formerly The Net) just inside north covered drive-under

Time: 8:00 -10:00 a.m.

Eat: Pancake Breakfast and coffee

Cost: No charge

Road assignments with maps and prayer guides will be ready for you. Prayer-walk or prayer-drive it if it's raining. Already on a fire team? Go out with your team. Not on a Fire Team? Come and we'll get you partnered with other guys. Power in numbers. We'll be done by 10:00.

Please join me this Saturday for Pancakes and Prayer, and let's Call to Him on behalf of our community!