The most famous two
verses in Jeremiah are found in Chapter 29.
For I know the plans I
have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11
You will seek me and
find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13
Chapter 29 contains two
letters to the captives in Babylon:
1. The first letter
recommends them to be patient and composed. (1-19)
2. In the second,
judgments are denounced against the false prophets who deceived them. (20-32)
We do find Restoration and
Hope in Jeremiah 29:10-14
God’s Word - 10 This is
what the LORD says:
Completion of exile
(consequence of sin) - “When seventy years are completed for Babylon,
God’s promise - I will
come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place.
God’s plan - 11 For I
know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD,
God has our future in
mind - “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a
future.
Our response to God’s
goodness - 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will
listen to you.
Cause and Effect - 13
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Godly outcome - 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.”
Always accept all God
has for you and apply it to your life. Amen?
