Jeremiah 29Verse 11 of this chapter is plucked out of its context and used by those who would insist that God only has plans for good for his people. Why not verse 17? The God of grace who has plans to prosper his people also has plans to destroy the evil from among them. The false prophets in Jeremiah’s day insisted that those who named the name of the LORD were immune from judgment. Jeremiah insisted that the exile would continue until all the idol worshippers and liars would be judged. Jeremiah instructed the people to settle down and live life until the judgment was over.
LORD, we know you have plans for us, and we will trust you to carry out those plans. We will not presume upon your timing.
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