Verse of the Day 7/25
Jeremiah 29:12-13Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. New King James Version (NKJV)
At the end of yesterday's post from Isaiah 66 I copied the passage from The Message which stated "but there is something I'm looking for; a person simple and plain, reverently responsive to what I say." It is not the flashy attention grabber, it is the plain, simple, reverent person who responds to God as he reads and calls upon God.
Verse 29:11 is probably more commonly quoted from this passage and speaks of God's plans for the seeker. That seeking will involve commitment, making time for Him, which will mean putting aside all of the noise from the world around us to concentrate on what God has to say for us, what His plans are for us.
"Quietness is the classroom where you learn to hear My voice. Beginners need a quiet place in order to still their minds. As you advance in this discipline, you gradually learn to carry the stillness with you wherever you go. When you step back into the mainstream of life, strain to hear those glorious bells: I am with you, I am with you, I am with you." Sarah Young - "Jesus Calling"
Do you have that quiet place, that "classroom"? If so, may we be "reverently responsive" to what He has for us today, "you won't be disappointed" (The Message).
Jeremiah 29:11-14The Message (MSG)
10-11 This is God's Word on the subject: "As soon as Babylon's seventy years are up and not a day before, I'll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.
12 "When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I'll listen.
13-14 "When you come looking for me, you'll find me.
"Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I'll make sure you won't be disappointed." God's Decree.
"I'll turn things around for you. I'll bring you back from all the countries into which I drove you"—God's Decree—"bring you home to the place from which I sent you off into exile. You can count on it.
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