Q:
God personally gave me the verse Jeremiah 29:11, but I'm not sure exactly what he's saying to me. I mean, I think that it's so awesome how he says that he has peacefull thoughts towards me, but where he says that he wants to prosper me, I'm not sure what that means. Would you please give me some more insight into what you beleive God is saying about that? And also, what you believe he's saying to me in general about that whole verse. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks so much!
ANSWER:If you look at Jeremiah 29, you’ll see that this is a letter written to the captives in Babylon. Jeremiah is telling them that God wants them to get established in this foreign land because they’re going to be there for a while. Their hearts and desires were to be back in Judah in their homeland, but God had to punish those who were not in captivity for their rebellion against Him. God was having mercy on these people by removing them from their homeland in order to punish those whose hearts were far from Him and refused to repent. Even though they were in captivity, God’s plan for them was for the better. He was separating them from the rebellious for the ultimate purpose of knowing Him.
What we as followers get so wrapped up in at times is in the things that we see right in front of us. The Israelites were in captivity and wanted out, but God told them to settle in for the long haul (70 years). We see hard times and want out of them right away, and that’s a natural reaction. What we have to remember, is that as we seek God in our lives we’ll have hard times, but we can rest assured that He has a plan and will use this for good in His ultimate plan. It may not be an easy road, but we can rest in the peace that is beyond our understanding that God has everything under control, and that He has a final goal in mind. The final goal is Him. His ultimate goal for the unfolding of your life is to get to know Him. You can know and rest assured that His plan is something He has prepared long before you were alive and that it is good.
What we as followers get so wrapped up in at times is in the things that we see right in front of us. The Israelites were in captivity and wanted out, but God told them to settle in for the long haul (70 years). We see hard times and want out of them right away, and that’s a natural reaction. What we have to remember, is that as we seek God in our lives we’ll have hard times, but we can rest assured that He has a plan and will use this for good in His ultimate plan. It may not be an easy road, but we can rest in the peace that is beyond our understanding that God has everything under control, and that He has a final goal in mind. The final goal is Him. His ultimate goal for the unfolding of your life is to get to know Him. You can know and rest assured that His plan is something He has prepared long before you were alive and that it is good.
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Kyle
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