Daily Devotions (Page 172)

Jeremiah 29:1-15 (CEV) Jeremiah’s Letter to the People of Judah in Babylonia 29 1-2 I had been left in Jerusalem when King Nebuchadnezzar took many of the people of Jerusalem and Judah to Babylonia as prisoners, including King Jehoiachin, his mother, his officials, and the metal workers and others in Jerusalem who were skilled in making things. So I wrote a letter to the prophets, the priests, the leaders, and the rest of our people in Babylonia. 3 I gave…

Proverbs 16:9 (CEV) 9 We make our own plans, but the Lord decides where we will go. What plans are you making for 2016? We can’t study the matter of our plans without looking at the most famous proverb in the Bible. This simple phrase wonderfully captures the mystery of how God works in our lives. We are supposed to make plans, and try our best. But we do so knowing that God mysteriously works through both our good and our…

Revelation 21:1-5 (CEV) The New Heaven and the New Earth 21 I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and so had the sea. 2 Then I saw New Jerusalem, that holy city, coming down from God in heaven. It was like a bride dressed in her wedding gown and ready to meet her husband. 3 I heard a loud voice shout from the throne: God’s home is now with his people. He…