For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. | ||
| Jeremiah 29:11 | ||
| Here, God says to His people, “You’ll be in Babylon for seventy years, but know that the thoughts I think of you are of peace, to bring you to a glorious end. I’m doing something special in you.” And indeed He was. When the Jews went into Babylon, they were idolatrous people. When they came out, never again did they worship idols. They were purged. They were healed. They were matured in those difficult days of the Babylonian captivity. This verse is one of my favorites in all the Bible, for it speaks to me and you that even in the times things look bad, when the Babylonians are carrying you away, the Lord is using it for something glorious. Pastor Jon Courson | ||
