[:en]Our Daily Verse (8/22/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  JEREMIAH 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.  Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.  You will seek and I will listen to you.  You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.  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.” (Jeremiah 29:11-14)

A LETTER TO THE EXILES

Jeremiah sent a letter to Jerusalem and Judah for the surviving elders among the the exiles and to the priest, the prophets, the leaders of Judah, the craftsmen and the artisans.

CONTENTS OF THE LETTER:

  1. Build houses and settle down (v. 5a)
  2. Plant gardens and eat the produce (v. 5b)
  3. Marry and produce offspring.  Let your sons and daughters marry and reproduce in numbers (v. 6)
  4. Seek peace and prosperity of the city (v. 7)
  5. Do not be deceived by false prophets and diviners.  Do not believe the dreams and lies they prophesied in my name (vs. 8-9)
  6. I will bring you back after 70 years (v. 10)
  7. My plan is to prosper you and give you hope for the future (v. 11)
  8. When you call upon me, I will listen (v. 12)
  9. When you seek me with all your heart, you will find me (v. 13)(
  10. I will gather you from all nations and bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile. (v. 14)
  11. To those who remained in the city and did not go into exile, I will send sword, famine and plague against them (vs. 17-18)
  12. Ahab, son of Kolaiah, and Zedekiah, son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying lies to you in my name, “I will hand them over to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and he will put them to death before your very eyes (v. 21)

MESSAGE TO SHEMIAH (vs. 24-31)

Since Shemiah was prophesying without God’s commission by telling lies and practising rebellion, God was going to punish him and his descendants.  He will have no one left nor will he see the good things God will do for His people.

CLAIM THESE PROMISES FROM GOD TODAY:

  1.  He plans to prosper you and give you hope for the future.
  2. He will listen to you if you pray to Him.
  3. He will be found if you seek Him with all your heart.
  4. He will rescue you from any captivity

 

 

 

 

 

 

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