Thank God for Good Plans
Backgrounder on Jeremiah 26-29:
Jeremiah’s messages of judgment
arouse strong opposition in the
palace. During Jehoiakim’s reign,
Jeremiah is threatened with a death
sentence. While Zedekiah rules,
Jeremiah dons a wooden yoke
to portray the importance of
Jerusalem surrendering to the yoke
of Babylon & thereby arouses the
denunciation of the false prophet
Hananiah. In the midst of this
turmoil, Jeremiah sends the exiles
in Babylon an encouraging letter.
Lord, You have Good Plans For Us:
After 70 years are completed at
Babylon, I will visit you & perform
My Good Word toward you and
cause you to return to this place.
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 & a future.
Then you Will Call upon me and
come and Pray to me, and I will
listen to you. And you Will Seek Me
and find Me, when u Search for Me
with all your heart (Jer 29:10-13).
Lord, noted that despite the depth
of Judah’s faithlessness, so great
is Your love that You Promised
to bring Your people home again.
Lord, thank you for Your Plans,
though I may not fully understand.
You promise that when I pray,
You will listen. Help me persevere
in seeking You. For in seeking You,
I know that I will find you. Amen.
Lord, thank you that Your plans
for me are for good to prosper me
and give me a future and a hope.
Lord, I realise that Your good plan
requires our participative Prayer.
Help me to Pray and Obey You in
every way so that I don’t do any
thing that will hinder Your plans
for my future. I seek You about
my future and Ask You to help
me to hear Your voice leading me
every step of the way. Amen.
Lord, thank You that You have
planned a future and a hope
for my life. Because of Your Power
and Your Faithfulness, I know
that nothing in my life is outside
Your Control. Help me to fully
and willingly submit to your will
for my future. Draw me to look
for You earnestly and to pray
wholeheartedly. And grant that
my hope be grounded in your
Unchanging Character. Amen.