SOAP Jeremiah 29:11


S: “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 hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
O: “God thinks about us. In Psalm 40, David pondered the thoughts of God upon His people: Your thoughts toward us cannot be recounted to You in order, if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered (Psalm 40:5; see also Psalm 139:17-18).” (Guzik) “God’s thoughts run upon his children, the children of affliction, especially, as a father’s do upon his dear children.” (Trapp) “The Lord not only thinks of you, but towards you. His thoughts are all drifting your way.” (Spurgeon) “Brethren, we cannot know the thoughts of the Lord because they are too high for our conception, or too deep for our understanding, yet the Lord knows them.” (Spurgeon) “God has a future and a hope for His people even when they suffer in exile, even when they hurt under deserved discipline or judgment. It is the devil’s deception to rob God’s people of their sense of His future and a hope for them.” (Guzik)
A: God knows that plans he has for me, plans to prosper me and not to harm me, plans to give me a hope and a future.
P: God Almighty, your wisdom precedes me. I proclaim your goodness and your faithfulness. You have made it known to me that you have plans for me, plans to prosper me, and not to harm me. You have plans to give me a hope and a future. Who am I that you would want to do those things for? Even when I’m hurting, you are by my side. Help me to keep my focus on you in these moments, and to remember to cry out to you in my times of need. Sometimes I get so wrapped up trying to control my own life that I forget to surrender control to you. You tell me time and time again to cast my anxiety on you. But, Lord, I so often forget that I can cry out to you. Forgive me for not reaching out. Forgive me for not believing that you could take away my burdens. Forgive me for not believing that you want what’s best for me. Remind me of your word, your truths, your love, and your grace. Keep me from the enemy’s deception and his lies.

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