As believers, we are God’s children. A child of God will reflect His character. Each week, we focus on one scripture while highlighting a declaration (Who God is) and affirmation (Who we are as believers).
This week’s scripture is:
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare[a] and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. 13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 ESV
Declaration
God has good plans for His children.
Affirmation
I will seek the Lord’s plan for my life.
It is common to read Jeremiah 29:11 and stop short. When we do that, we fail to recognize that we have a role to play in how our future plays out. We must exercise our free will to pray and seek God out. But we’re not praying to an insensitive, unresponsive, or absent being. We pray to the living God who hears our cries and responds in our times of distress. He has good plans for us, but prayer is how we access the fullness of them.
A Prayer Starter…
Heavenly Father, You are good. Thank You for Your divine wisdom. Thank You for sending Your son, Jesus Christ, as a sacrifice. It is because of Him that we are able to come before You boldly in prayer. Father, continue to release more details about the plans You have for me. Uncover any aspects of my life that are not in alignment with Your will for me… In Jesus’ name. Amen.
