Like a Wayfaring Man

I would like to assert to you this morning that the reason that God seems far away to people sometimes in prayer is because they are not seeking Him in the right way. And the reason that they do not seek Him in the right way is because as God answers Jeremiah in verse 10 – “Thus they have loved to wander; they have not restrained their feet.” “Therefore the Lord does not accept them; He will remember their iniquity now, and punish their sins.” But Jeremiah’s prayers to God were heard, and for this reason. He was a man who recognized God’s sovereign rights in judgment, and acknowledged them in his prayers. So this is what I want to ask you to think with me about in this hour. What are the sovereign rights of God which He exercises in judgment, which we need to recognize and acknowledge when we pray? There are 3 areas of concern which I would bring out to you on God’s behalf.