Does God Really Have Plans to Prosper You? Jeremiah 29:11 Pt. 1
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope
(Jeremiah 29:11)
Jeremiah 29:11 is a much loved passage from the Jewish scriptures used by well-meaning Christians to demonstrate God’s commitment to prosper all His children. But does this verse teach this promise? In addition, we must question to whom does this verse apply? Does this passage from Jeremiah apply primarily to certain members of the nation of Israel or can all followers of Jesus claim this passage as their own?
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