Tuesday December 7 Hope Jeremiah 29:11-13
For
surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare
and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon me
and come and pray to me, I will hear you. When you search for me, you will find
me; if you seek me with all your heart.
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The context of this verse is
Jeremiah’s letter to the Israelites exiled to Babylon by King
Nebuchadnezzar. Jeremiah shares words of
hope in the midst of hardship and suffering reminding them that although they
are not where they expected, God has not forgotten them, He will listen when
they call Him and pray to Him. God is
reassuring His people that He is with them and that He loves and cares for them.
He has plans for them for a bright future going back to the Promised Land.
Today, God has plans for us along
with a future full of hope. His plan
isn’t always what we thought it was going to be but the plan is always best
even if we don’t understand it. When God shuts a door, He opens another. It
requires us to be a faithful follower to God and to live our lives reflecting
out faith. When we experience tough and difficult situations, God promises to
be there for us. As a Christian it means going to be with Him for eternity.
Let us pray. The Lord knows the
plans He has for us and He is waiting for us to come to Him. Help us God to seek you in prayer so we can
know and honor You. Help us to listen and live responsibly and follow those
plans. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Joanne
Icken
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