Jeremiah 29:12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
The Lord is not hiding from us. Even though Judah was extremely wicked in the time of Jeremiah, the Lord promises that when the people call upon Him during their captivity, He will hearken unto them. But they have to search with all their hearts.
Sometimes we expect easy answers, utter casual prayers, take shortcuts in our scripture study, and then wonder why the Lord doesn't answer. I'm not sure exactly sure what is involved in searching with all my heart, but it's something I need to do if I expect to find the Lord and be found of Him.
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