Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope."

Thoughts on today's verse:

These words from the Lord could not have come at a better time. When the nation of Israel was in captivity and experiencing the flood of emotions that accompany such an experience, wondering where God was in all of it, then God says through the prophet Jeremiah: I haven't forgotten about you, and in fact, I know what I have been thinking about you, as the one who sees the beginning from the end. I don't mean you harm, contrary to what you might think; I actually have great plans for you, of peace, future, and hope."

What encouraging words to the nation of Israel. Wonderfully, the same principle is true of Christians today. We know this from our theology of God and from our understanding of the process into which we have entered when we become Christians, known as sanctification. Perhaps you are in a dark chapter of life and are wondering where God is in all of it. Fear not - He has not forgotten about you, nor does He intend evil. We have confidence that His plans for us, though not national like they were to Israel are the same: peace, future and hope, even if not experienced in this lifetime, these will utlimately be true all who name the name of Christ in this world!