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by Cecelia Lester
For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV)
Words of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah.
The Lord had just informed the exiles, who were being punished for sin, that the promise of peace would be fulfilled in 70 years.
They were to live their lives in Babylon like they would have lived them in Jerusalem. (verses 5-7) He also warns the exiles not to listen to the “false prophets and diviners” in their midst.
Now, I know how long 70 years is-that is seven decades. For a lot of people that is a lifetime. Among those who were originally exiled were some who would never see home again. There were probably many people who only heard stories about Jerusalem.
A lot of people really like the words of this verse and adopt it as their life verse. I was one who did. I saw it every day as I passed a Christian book store on the way to my dad’s to pick up my stepmother to take her to radiation treatments.
When I read the context, I learned more of what the verse meant. This practice has made me more aware of what certain passages of scripture truly mean.
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Cecelia Lester has been serious about her writing for over two decades..
She composes Christian essays and posts them to her blog quietspirit-followingmyking.blogspot.com/
She has served in a faith-based organization, Grace In Action by writing two newsletters and searching for possible grants.
In July 2017, she published her first book, 'Times of Trouble Bring Rays of Joy.'
She and her husband of 54 years live in central Indiana. They have one grown son.
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