You have a future

"For this is what the Lord says: “When seventy years for Babylon are complete, I will attend to you and will confirm my promise concerning you to restore you to this place. 11For I know the plans I have for you”— this is the Lord’s declaration — “plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12You will call to me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you 13You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. 14I will be found by you” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I banished you” — this is the Lord’s declaration. “I will restore you to the place from which I deported you.”       Jeremiah 29:10-15.  CSB

Jeremiah was led by God to write a letter to the Israelites who were in bondage in Babylon. He 

wrote that God had told them that He would free them in 70 years. He told them not to listen to so-called prophets who tell them lies, but hang on to what He has told them. He will deliver.

And God did just that. They were freed from 

Babylon and returned to Canaan. Now watch this, God told them that He would listen to them, 

when they pray to Him. As they seek Him, they will find Him. He will restore to them what they had lost. Best of all, He told them that He had plans for 

them - for their well-being, not disaster and, that they had a future. But the most important thing was that they needed to seek Him and pray and He would then hear them and listen to them. The condition was that they had to seek Him with all of their heart. And God lived up to His promise and made this happen.

It is the same for us. Many of us have lived through some sort of pain and heartache and it has been most difficult to do this. But - listen - we made 

it, thank God! Now let's look at all of this. No matter what you went through in the past, you have 

a future. You may have lost out on something but, God will restore it and more. He has a plan just for you - you are that important to Him and, He wants to give you hope. Therefore, seek Him wholeheartedly, pray more than you ever have before and God promises He will listen and He will act on your behalf.

You may have lost money, possibly by being ripped off. God has more money than anyone could ever have and, He is generous. Someone may have done you wrong. Don't seek revenge or curse them, pray for them and let God sort it out for you - He will.

You need to take on board just how much He loves you. He even gave up His only Son for you, so that you had a future and a hope. You have a wonderful future!

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, I have sinned   

I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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