Jeremiah Friday (chapters 27-31) “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13 ESV)
Everyone would like to have a future filled with good things and hope. In these verses God is promising that His children, held captive in Babylon, will return to their homeland ... in seventy years!
The point for us is this: be patient. God has your welfare in mind. We see that clearly displayed on Jesus’ cross where He paid the price for all of your sins and thereby guarantees a future in heaven for all believers.
We are also encouraged to reach out to God in the middle of the circumstances in our own lives that hold us captive (addictions, suffering, fear, disappointment and failure). God promises to hear and to be there for all who look to Him.
“Fulfill Your plans for us, O Lord, and guide us to make plans that agree with Your will. Teach us to trust Your decisions for our lives; through Jesus Christ. Amen.” (The Lutheran Study Bible, Concordia Publishing House, 2009, page 1253)
Seek the Lord with your whole heart today and always!
Pastor David Paape
The following link is to the 52 Week Reading Plan Bible upon which these devotions are based. http://www.bible-reading.com/bible-plan.pdf
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