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I. A GRACIOUS INVITATION — "Call unto Me" implies all the constituents of successful prayer.

1. Penitence.

2. Contrition.

3. Humility.

4. Importunity.

5. Restitution.

6. Faith.

II. A PRECIOUS PROMISE — "And I will answer thee." The invitation accepted, its conditions complied with, always brings the answer.

1. God's word pledged.

2. God's nature pledged.

3. Confirmed by the experience of His saints.

III. A GLORIOUS REVELATION — "And will shew thee," &c.

1. The greatness of God's love.

2. The power of Jesus to forgive sin.

3. The worth of the soul.

4. The joys and comforts of religion.

5. The victory of faith in death.

(J. T. Davies.)

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KJV: Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

WEB: Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.