Daily life with Jesus by Grahame Howard: Are you on the verge of losing everything?

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11. NKJV

Today, across the world, many people may be sitting there with their head in their hands wondering how they are going to survive. They may have been laid off at work - redundant or even fired for something they have done wrong. Their house may be waiting to be repossessed through defaulting on the mortgage repayments. They may have lost all of their money in a painful scam where their bank account has been cleared out or, something equally as hurtful. Whatever, they are in a desperate position. Many today are in a position where they are climbing the walls wondering what will happen to them.

They have no plan, but God does have. Just take a deeper look at our text today. Let me remind you that, God's thoughts are not like your thoughts. He is totally in control and His thoughts remind us of this. Where we may flap and worry, God is at peace because He knows the answer and He is willing to share this with you. But, this is conditional, as you will see.

His aim is to give you His peace, along with a future and a hope. You may have lost your hope, that is ok because God can give you a biblical hope. Where we may say in answer to someone, 'Yes I will do, hopefully,' God wants you to stretch that word to 'hope-fully. The difference would then be, 'Yes, I will hope-fully.; There is a difference, can you see it?

Now we come to the best bit. In Jeremiah 29:12-14 we read 'Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. 14I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity.' When you seek God with all your heart He will listen and lead you out of your captivity. You may say, 'I'm not in captivity.' Yes you are, you cannot get out of your present situation so, you're a captive and God is willing to help and restore you.

Now, if you're not a Christian, I suggest you become one. There's a prayer below for you to do this. If you already know Jesus, then stand on your faith and believe with all of your heart that Jesus can help you in your situation. He may set you free instantly, He's capable of this. Then again, He may do this in stages. We have to wait and see here. One thing though, He will set you free if you are faithful to Him in what you say. He will then be faithful back.

Look at people God has helped, Job for one. Then there is Daniel, David, Peter, Paul and a host of others, too many to mention here. And He is willing to help you too. What are you waiting for?

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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