Welcome to Every Thought Captive, I’m Phil Steiger.
If you know one verse in the book of Jeremiah, it is likely to be 29:11-“I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” It may be a familiar verse, but it is the kind of verse you should know.
The problem with familiar verses, however, is that we sometimes lose the impact of their context. That promise was not made just to any group of people at any point in time-it was a promise from God to people who had been forcibly removed from their homes as slaves-it was a promise to exiles. God promised His people that He would be at work for them during the most difficult time in their lives. God promises you and me that when we see no hope, he has a future for us if we will only seek after Him with all we have.
This has been Every Thought Captive. I’m Phil Steiger, pastor at Quail Lake Community Church and Director of Dayspring Center for Christian Studies. For more information, please visit everythoughtcaptive.org.
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