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bluidkiti · 01-16-2014, 10:58 AM

FaithWriters' Devotional

Our Daily Devotional:

Don´t Lose Hope

Jeremiah 29:10-11 NIV: This is what the LORD says: "When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my gracious 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."

We are, within periods of our lives, held captive. We may be imprisoned by choices we have made, habits we cannot kick, or external circumstances over which we have no control. Perhaps, the best news we could hear is that all will be well tomorrow. To Israel, The Lord spoke of seventy years to be completed before they would be freed. Those words could not have provided much comfort to Israeli exiles. For us, as well, all things must be in accordance with God´s time, and the proper amount of time must be completed. During such times, the best thing we can do is to stay the course—continue in the way of Christ. A day will come when the time of captivity is over. As for the meantime, take comfort. Don´t give up. And keep your eyes on Christ. For most assuredly, the Lord has plans for you—"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

01-16-2014, 10:58 AM	#1
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 71,427	Don´t Lose Hope FaithWriters' Devotional Our Daily Devotional: Don´t Lose Hope Jeremiah 29:10-11 NIV: This is what the LORD says: "When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my gracious 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." We are, within periods of our lives, held captive. We may be imprisoned by choices we have made, habits we cannot kick, or external circumstances over which we have no control. Perhaps, the best news we could hear is that all will be well tomorrow. To Israel, The Lord spoke of seventy years to be completed before they would be freed. Those words could not have provided much comfort to Israeli exiles. For us, as well, all things must be in accordance with God´s time, and the proper amount of time must be completed. During such times, the best thing we can do is to stay the course—continue in the way of Christ. A day will come when the time of captivity is over. As for the meantime, take comfort. Don´t give up. And keep your eyes on Christ. For most assuredly, the Lord has plans for you—"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.