Jeremiah 33:1-3 ~ Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known

We have Holy Saturday and this is Passover. Usually, prisoners of Rome were executed, taken down and mostly forgotten.  Pontius Pilate is receiving diplomatic visitors. It's unclear if it's Friday night, or Saturday Passover with a broken Temple foundation and Holy of Holy Curtain. What is clear - Pontius Pilate wrote to Emperor Tiberius Claudius Nero. Tertullian and Justin Martyr refer to an account of Christ's Passion sent by Pilate to Rome. The letter is lost today.

Matthew 27

The chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63 and said, "Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, 'After three days I will rise.' 64 Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead,' and the last fraud will be worse than the first."

65 Pilate said to them, "You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can."

66 So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.

A Guard of Soldiers arrives at the Tomb of Jesus' body and seals the round, very heavy, very unusual tomb stone.

God has spoken of this

Jeremiah 1

18 And I, behold, I make you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. 19 They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, declares the Lord, to deliver you.

The Temple is having dire problems and very abnormal Passover. All of Israel knows. The Curtain described to Moses by God covering the Ark, separating the Holy of Holies is completely torn. The floor split by earthquake during the Crucifixion of Jesus. The Chief Priests and the Pharisees have not forgotten Jesus of Nazareth. The Disciples also know all of Israel knows.

Jeremiah 30

10'Fear not, O Jacob My servant,' declares the LORD, 'And do not be dismayed, O Israel;

For behold, I will save you from afar And your offspring from the land of their captivity. And Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease, And no one will make him afraid.

11'For I am with you,' declares the LORD, 'to save you; For I will destroy completely all the nations where I have scattered you, Only I will not destroy you completely. But I will chasten you justly And will by no means leave you unpunished.'

Jeremiah 33:1-3

33 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time,

while he was still shut up in the court of the guard:

2 “Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it—the Lord is his name: 3 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

Jeremiah 39
17But I will deliver you on that day, declares the Lord, and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid. 18For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but you shall have your life as a prize of war, because you have put your trust in me, declares the Lord.’”

Jeremiah 46

27 “But fear not, O Jacob my servant,
nor be dismayed, O Israel;
for lo, I will save you from afar,
and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
and none shall make him afraid.

Abba our Father,

We seek Jesus for Your Grace and Mercy. Your Blessings each day and in the time of need.

We pray

2 Kings 22

Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard, 19 because your heart was penitent, and you humbled yourself before the Lord, when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before me,

I also have heard you, declares the Lord. 20 Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.’”

And just as the people who lived seeing the Light of the world in Jesus Christ, we want to live with the Light of the world - Your Son Jesus - within our souls reaching our body, mind and heart. Knowing Your Love, Guidance, Health, Hope, Joy, Peace and Protection.

For this, we pray for ourselves, loved ones, the people You have given us. For our Churches. For this Nation trusting in You. For the Nations who call to You, Father God. We Bless You for surrounding Your creation with active prayer.

Jesus Christ Only Son of God, God of Love, Mercy and Encouragement.

This Easter, our hearts and lives are Your's. Amen.