Jeremiah 29:8-14

Jeremiah 29:8-14

Complete Jewish Bible

“For this is what ADONAI-TZVA’OT, the GOD of Isra’el, says: ‘Don’t let your prophets who are living among you and your diviners deceive you, and don’t pay attention to the dreams you urge them to dream. For they are prophesying falsely in My Name; I have not sent them,’ says ADONAI. For here is what ADONAI says: ‘After Bavel’s seventy years are over, I will remember you and fulfill My Good promise to you by bringing you back to this place. For I know what plans I have for you,’ says ADONAI, ‘plans for well-being, not for bad things; so you can have hope and a future. When you call on Me and pray to Me, I will listen to you. When you seek Me, you will find Me, provided you seek for Me wholeheartedly; and I will let you find Me,’ says ADONAI. ‘Then I will reverse your exile. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have driven you,’ says ADONAI,’ and bring you back to the place from which I exiled you..’”

Study Jeremiah 29, this Word is from GOD to the Israelites exiled in Babylon and many modern Christians quote verse 12 like a mantra for immediate deliverance and healing. Which it is not!

This is a reminder to be aware of the false teachers and prophets that led them to their captivity and therefore to seek GOD whole heartedly.

It is because they were not seeking GOD whole heartedly, so that they heard the false prophets and teachers instead, that they wound up in captivity. This is still happening today in the Church, JESUS told us to “Seek first the Kingdom of GOD and His Righteousness and all these things (the necessities of life) will be added to us.” He went on to tell us, “Do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will have it’s own problems.” Matthew 6:33-34