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 was telling God's people that 70 years after the devastation, God would deliver and restore them. Despite the fact that they had repeatedly abandoned God, he would not abandon them or his promises to them. He would be faithful. In fact, God was planning and preparing a bright future for them. This promise also reminds us that no matter how deep our own personal gloom may seem, God does have plans for us. He will keep his promises to us. He will deliver and bless us. We can have a vibrant hope and a bright future because of his faithfulness and our trust in his Son, Jesus, who delivers us from every foe.
Spiritual Thoughts
. It is one of the ironies of the ministry that the very man who works in God’s name is often hardest put to find time for God. The parents of Jesus lost him at church, and they were not the last ones to lose him there. - Vance Havner
. The stone was rolled away from the tomb not so Jesus could get out, but so that the world could look in. His resurrection assures yours. Because He lives, you will live forever. - Charles Stanley
. You are infinitely dear to the Father, unspeakably precious to Him. You are never, not for one second, alone. - Norma Dowty
.. Seek not abroad, turn back into thy self for in the inner man dwells the truth. - Augustine
.. Everyone can trust God with every outcome. We don’t have to manipulate situations. We don’t have to be defiant or try and figure out how to always win. Our responsibility is to trust God and leave all the consequences to Him. - Andy Stanley
Romans 6:13
Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. —
This long verse boils down to a very simple message: We are to glorify God by what we do with our bodies. We were dead in our sin, but God has made us alive through our participation with Jesus in his saving death, burial, and resurrection. How can we go back to the hideous sins that master us and lead us to death? We shouldn't! We mustn't! And by God's gracious help, we won't. Our commitment to live for his glory and the power of the Holy Spirit will help us live for him!
Jeremiah was telling God's people that 70 years after the devastation, God would deliver and restore them. Despite the fact that they had repeatedly abandoned God, he would not abandon them or his promises to them. He would be faithful. In fact, God was planning and preparing a bright future for them. This promise also reminds us that no matter how deep our own personal gloom may seem, God does have plans for us. He will keep his promises to us. He will deliver and bless us. We can have a vibrant hope and a bright future because of his faithfulness and our trust in his Son, Jesus, who delivers us from every foe.
Spiritual Thoughts
. It is one of the ironies of the ministry that the very man who works in God’s name is often hardest put to find time for God. The parents of Jesus lost him at church, and they were not the last ones to lose him there. - Vance Havner
. The stone was rolled away from the tomb not so Jesus could get out, but so that the world could look in. His resurrection assures yours. Because He lives, you will live forever. - Charles Stanley
. You are infinitely dear to the Father, unspeakably precious to Him. You are never, not for one second, alone. - Norma Dowty
.. Seek not abroad, turn back into thy self for in the inner man dwells the truth. - Augustine
.. Everyone can trust God with every outcome. We don’t have to manipulate situations. We don’t have to be defiant or try and figure out how to always win. Our responsibility is to trust God and leave all the consequences to Him. - Andy Stanley
Romans 6:13
Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. —
This long verse boils down to a very simple message: We are to glorify God by what we do with our bodies. We were dead in our sin, but God has made us alive through our participation with Jesus in his saving death, burial, and resurrection. How can we go back to the hideous sins that master us and lead us to death? We shouldn't! We mustn't! And by God's gracious help, we won't. Our commitment to live for his glory and the power of the Holy Spirit will help us live for him!
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