Wednesday October 28th, 2026
« NLT For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope »
« Amplified For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the LORD, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. »
« GNT I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for »
«NKJV For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. »
1 Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remainder of the elders who were carried away captive—to the priests, the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon.
2 (This happened after Jeconiahthe king, the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.)
3 The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying,
4 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all who were carried away captive, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon:
5 Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit.
6 Take wives and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may bear sons and daughters—that you may be increased there, and not diminished.
7 And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace.
8 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you, nor listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed.
9 For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them, says the Lord.
10 For thus says the Lord: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place.
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
14 I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.
Whether you believe it or not, God has a plan for your life.
Even if your parents weren’t planning to have a baby when they had you,
- as long as God formed you in your mother’s belly and made you come out of the womb alive, He has a plan for you.
Jeremiah 1:5 illustrates this clearly
«ESV Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations »
«NKJV Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations »
« Amplified Before I formed you in the womb I knew you [and approved of you as My chosen instrument], And before you were born I consecrated you [to Myself as My own]; I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations »
« CEV Jeremiah, I am your Creator, and before you were born, I chose you to speak for me to the nations »
Believe me, the plan that God has for you is a good one.
He made that known in Jeremiah 29:11.
The question now is, are you walking in line with His plan for you ?
It is not enough for God to have a good plan for your life; if you refuse to live according to His plan, it will look like there was none in the first place.
«ESV And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. »
«ISV And whether you turn to the right or turn to the left, your ears will hear a message behind you: “This is the way, walk in it.” »
God is willing to guide you in the direction you should go at every point of your life;
He is willing to be your compass all through life.
- Another question you must answer is, are you willing to draw close to Him enough to hear His voice ?
After you have heard His voice, are you willing to obey Him,
even when He asks you to do something that seems foolish ?
Only those who draw close to God, listen to Him, and obey Him completely will fulfil His plan for their lives.
I thought I was on the right path when I was trying to become the youngest Vice Chancellor in Africa. I thought that was a good plan until I met God and drew close to Him. Thereafter, He began to whisper into my ears which way to go at every point. When He told me to leave my job and become the General Overseer of a church whose total monthly income was not up to my salary, that was a hard thing to do – thank God I obeyed. I did not become the youngest Vice Chancellor in Africa, but today, many Vice Chancellors call me Daddy. The Redeemed Christian Church of God also owns a university that has been rated as the second overall best in the country.
God’s plans will always be far greater than anything you can ask or imagine, Ephesians 3:20.
Application – Are you close to God enough to hear His voice leading you in line with His plan for your life ?
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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