You will pray to me, and I will listen to you

The people of Israel have been recognized as the people of God, as the apple of His eyes, God gave them great victories, showed His powerful hand with all of them in Egypt, led them through the desert, delivered them from great evils, God never abandoned them and they was always a people that could see the glory of God.

But this people, despite testing the wonders and blessings of God, often times went behind the evil and God admonished them through different prophets as narrated in the Old Testament, to the point that they were captive by Babylon, and all this for not honoring God as they should, but many times they went after idolatry and their kings did not want to recognize the words spoken by the prophets sent by God. Their rebellion was not a small matter; it was a persistent attitude of turning away from the covenant, ignoring the warnings of the prophets, and seeking help from foreign nations instead of relying on the Almighty. Still, God did not completely destroy them, because His mercy is deeper than human failure, and His promises stand firm even in the darkest seasons of disobedience.

Jeremiah wrote a letter from God for the captives of Israel in Babylon:

12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

14 I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”

Jeremiah 29:12-14

Our God is good and there is no one like Him, because, despite the people of Israel being rebellious, God always sought to return them to the way, why? Because God has always loved His people and in the same way when we deviate from the path God always brings us, because the one who started the good work in us will finish it. His patience with Israel reflects the same patience He has with us today. Even when we walk through moments of coldness, weakness, or spiritual distraction, God continues calling us back, sometimes through His Word, sometimes through trials, and other times through blessings that open our eyes again to His kindness.

Without a doubt, these words of encouragement from God are a prophecy of how God would deliver His people and have mercy on them and they could invoke Him again and God would listen to them. The promise “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart” is not only historical; it is a living promise for every believer who feels distant, tired, or spiritually dry. God invites us into a relationship where sincerity of heart matters more than external rituals, and where genuine repentance opens doors that seemed forever closed.

Cry out to God, regardless of the trial, God always listens to us and I assure you that He can rid us of our worst fears. When Israel cried from Babylon, their cry reached heaven, and in the same way your cry today reaches the throne of grace. No situation is too complex, no sin too deep, and no distance too wide for God to restore. The exile of Israel teaches us that God disciplines, but He restores; He corrects, but He heals; He allows captivity, but He also takes His children by the hand and brings them back home. Let these truths anchor your soul: God listens, God remembers, God restores, and God completes everything He begins in His people.