Introduction/ Background (Jeremiah 29:1-3):  Sometimes things are not as we want them to be.  Despite our best efforts, our circumstances aren’t user friendly.  In this passage, Jeremiah was trapped in the city of Jerusalem which was being dissembled by the Babylonians.  False prophets were telling the people, “Don’t give up; there’s still hope.  God will surely send a miracle of deliverance as He has in the past.”  But Jeremiah’s message was, “There’s no last minute miracle on the way.  The judgment of God is falling.”  In chapter 29, he wrote to exiles who had already been deported to Babylon, giving the same message, but in the middle of it we find this remarkable verse of comfort and hope (v. 11).  In looking this chapter, we can learn something about responding to negative surroundings.  When we are not where we want to be, how should we respond? 11 For I know the plans I have for you” —this is the Lord ’s declaration—“plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:14. Jeremiah’s message in these verses is actually radically different. Jeremiah 29:11 is not reassuring because it means God will shower us with only success and blessings in life, but it is reassuring because it means God has a purpose for suffering. 3.  Beware the Wrong Voices (vv. Jeremiah 29:11 is not reassuring because it means God will shower us with only success and blessings in life, but it is reassuring because it means God has a purpose for suffering. Maybe, i couldn’t cope up all my burden without you. Perhaps Jeremiah remembered what God had said to Jeremiah in Chapter 1: I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled, (Jeremiah 1:12). Second, the book of Esther will provide the model for how one can achieve this blessing. He’s writing to a group of people who are being held captive, and are in exile from their homeland. But long-term, your future is co-signed with Christ. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jahveh, thoughts of peace and not for evil, to give you (a) destiny and hope. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Site design & development by Clearly Media. This was my mother in law's favorite verse. 2.  Pray Where You Are (v. 7):  Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile.  Ask God to bless your surroundings.   If they prosper, you will prosper.   Jeremiah was telling the people to pray for the “shalom” of the nation where they had been exiled. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. One Minute Devotion: Jeremiah 29:11 Jeremiah 29:11 . We often develop strategies, game-plans, life-plans – and then, at some obstacle or critical point, we say – "Just stick to the plan!" *Verse displayed is NKJV The passage doesn’t promise you the kind of future American culture prizes, and maybe even promises a future you would tremble at it if you saw it in a crystal ball. But then all of Jeremiah and all of Israel’s story must be read in the context of God’s purposes in Jesus Christ. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 8-9):  Jeremiah warned the exiles not to listen wrong voices.  There has never been so much deviant propaganda directed at so many unthinking people through so many mesmerizing media. Jeremiah 29:11 Christian Standard Bible (CSB). Daily Devotions-Jeremiah 29:11 I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. God’s faithfulness in keeping His promises is a great encouragement for those who are going through a dark valley. Put your trust in Him. God’s faithfulness in keeping His promises is a great encouragement for those who are going through a dark valley. He reminds the people that His plan for them is not one of disaster but of good, not for desolation, but of a good future, a hopeful future, a future that God Himself had already planned. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Thank You that you also give these words to me today. Short-term, you may suffer. For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. They do mean things, let us down, and just don’t get us. Praying through Jeremiah 29:13 . 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