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June 3, 2014
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"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." (Jeremiah 29:11)
TODAY'S WORD , Jeremiah 29:11 stands as proof that God has a wonderful future in store for us. That word future used in Jeremiah 29:11 can be translated as an "expected end." Another translation could say "things hoped for" or "outcome."
Now at this moment, I may not know what God has in mind for me. But He knows. The way God understands the future and how we understand the future is much like an artist's understanding of a blank canvas and our understanding of a blank canvas. The artist looks at the white canvas and paces back and forth. He takes out a pencil and draws a couple of broad strokes and then looks at it again.
Then we walk up and say, "What is that?" He tells us and we respond, "Well, it doesn't look like that to us."
But the artist confidently remarks, "It's coming. It's a work in progress. I have a vision, a plan." The artist is thinking about the end result even though he has only drawn a couple of seemingly meaningless strokes.
We often times look at our unfinished lives in the same way we might look at a blank canvas. Things may not be going as expected. Life is not progressing according to our schedules. So we say, "The Lord must have forgotten about me. The Lord has abandoned me. It's over with." No. The Lord has a vision for your life. He has a plan. You are a work in progress. You are under construction. God is not finished with you yet.
We merely see the beginning. God sees the end from the beginning. Take heart. We see a blank canvas. God sees a masterpiece in progress. A PRAYER FOR YOU TODAY Dear Heavenly Father, I am learning to understand what your word says. Yet so often I simply hear it or read it and think about applying it, but get no further. I want to do it and intend to do it Lord, but it is gone from my mind so easily. I am deceiving myself if I simply hear it and do not make it a part of my life. Please help me today to take one truth and apply it to my circumstances. Please let your Holy Spirit nudge me and remind me throughout my day. I know that as I apply what your word says I will find freedom. Please show me what I need to focus on right where I walk today, Father. Help me to be intent on practicing what you reveal to me. I know there is blessing in doing things your way. I give you my will today to want to do what you show me. In the name of Jesus, Amen. |
| , my your life be full of His blessings.
Pastor Eric & Rita
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