5 CALLS AND A PROMISE
‘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’ 1 A verse that has encouraged and challenged many these days. I have seen this message in many groups, forwards, and social media this season. An excellent promise to hold on to, as we go through this long uncertain season. Reading through the sections of the Bible from where this is taken, I realized this promise given to the Israelites in captivity in Babylon, sits in the context of a few calls and commands to the nation, and the captives. I want to look at the context and high light 5 commands or calls that God was giving them through Jeremiah. There were two communities to which Jeramiah was bringing God’s message. First, to the l...