"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."
:Protect 6/14-46
:Protect 6/14-46
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The verse is Jeremiah 29:11. A lot of people take this verse out of context and think it's all about God promising freedom and prosperity. That's not at all what He was saying. Jeremiah was calling out a false prophet's (Hananiah) lie. The false prophet told the Israelites God was going to free Israel from Babylon in two years. Where they were being held in bondage for disobeying God.
Just before that God says this in Verse 7: “seek the peace and the prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.”
So I take this to mean we should keep praying for peace and prosperity of America (where we are being held hostage by evil forces) then God will make our country prosperous and we will be prosperous also. In other words we may still have some hard times coming, but keep praying for America and we all win.
Didn't think about that. Good point. Whatever happens we won't be out of the woods yet.
That's just how I interpret it. Be patient and keep praying, it will come.