Journey Day 55

So I feel like everyone knows Jeremiah 29:11, " 'For I know the plans I have for you', declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.' " But not many people talk about the following verses, 12-14a. They are just as incredible as verse 11, and chock full of God's promises! It says, " 'Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you.' declares the Lord, 'and will bring you back from captivity.' " Those words give me the chills every time I read them! God doesn't just say, "maybe if you do these things I'll help you out... maybe." He DECLARES that when we seek with our whole heart, we WILL find him, and he will save us from our captivity. What a fantastic promise, and so encouraging to read! Micah 7:8 says, "Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light." No matter where we are in life, God is there to free us, and be our light. I just love that line, "Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light." Let that be your encouragement, that in the darkest places, God lights your path and lifts us up when we fall. What an amazing, merciful savior we have! : )