For I know what I have planned for you, says the Lord. I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope. When you call out to me and come to me in prayer, I will hear your prayers. When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you, if you seek me with all your heart and soul.
This passage from the prophet Jeremiah speaks of God’s plans for us. He tells us “when you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you”. God is always ready and waiting for us to come to Him.
This teaches us that we must go to the Lord. God says “if you seek me with all your heart and soul”, reminding us that we must do more than worship with our lips. He reaches out to us through His offer of salvation, and we must respond in order to reconnect with Him.
God loved us so much He was willing to come as one of us to show us the way back to the relationship for which we were created. How much are we willing to do to restore that connection with Him? Now it is up to us to carry on the ministry He has given to us. Through Christ’s sacrifice we are washed clean and with the presence of the Holy Spirit we are blessed to go in His name.
Gracious God, we are sorry for the times we have failed to live as Your people. Help us to carry Your promise of love and forgiveness to all the world. Amen.
