This is what the Lord says: "When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back 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 and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the Lord, "and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the Lord, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile."
(Jeremiah 29:10-14 NIV)
God may have been angry with Israel. He was enraged to destruction and to exile his own people from his promised land. But his plans did not end thee. God had plans to bring his people back to him and his promised land for them. What we mean for evil and the way of the world may seem hopeless, but God has bigger plans.
The things the world, all of us sinners do in evil and even the devil may be seemingly evil and hopeless. But God means then and works them for his good. Just like Joseph's life struggle works out for his good. So God has good plans for Israel and for us. But we have to remember Gods perspective and promise are bigger than us. And that their fulfillment is only complete in heaven.
Thank you God for the good plans you have for us. I pray you would work I the hearts of unbelievers that they would seek you and find you!
I pray that we would seek you in prayer you would hear us and we would hear you.
Amen
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