Jeremiah 29:11, Is This OUR Promise? - 143

Jeremiah 29:11 - 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.

That's an awesome verse for my coffee cup! That's my life verse! That verse changed my life! Have you ever thought that about this verse - or bought the coffee cup? I'll admit, I do have that on my leather Bible cover I bought at Silver Dollar City!

The truth of it is, this scripture isn't anyone's promise for today. You are probably like, "WHAT?!" But that is my verse! No, really, it isn't!

There are terms out there such as Eisegesis, specific promises, and general promises. To understand this verse in the Bible and to realize why this verse isn't for you or me you have to understand these terms and how they apply to this verse versus other scriptures in the Bible.

It's easy to believe this is your life verse and it is for you, and then be set up for a huge letdown.

Whenever we believe this is just to us and it doesn't happen, it leads us to the conclusion that either God does not exist, or God is not really good. That's the danger we have when we start reading ourselves into a promise. We start to wrongly believe that God is some kind of cosmic Coke machine. We come up to God, we put our money in, we do what we're supposed to do, push the button. Then he must deliver on exactly what we want. Essentially, we're reducing God to our butler who exists to serve us.

This week we discuss this verse and the true application of it.

Next week we are starting a new series here on Connecting the Gap called "Who is Jesus? You will definitely not want to miss that 9-part series that starts next Thursday, November 2, 2023.

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LC