Jeremiah 29:11 is a verse often quoted, although I did not know that until today. In fact there is even a website www.jeremiah2911.com dedicated to it.
"'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 NIV)
At Pr. Heidi's ordination, Pr. Niketh preached on the gospel where Jesus commands the evil demon to come out of someone. The sermon focused on how we should try to imagine what God looks like when God is looking at us. The demons of this world aren't the ones you see in movies like "Paranormal Activity" or "The Exorcist.". The demons of this world are the ones that live inside us that tell us that there is no hope. The ones that tell us that when God looks at us, there is shame and dissatisfaction. God is not out to rebuke us and throw us outside the city gates. No. We are the Holy children of God. We have, through the power of the resurrection, the ability to give hope and life to those who battle the demons within themselves. Every Sunday, we hear these words:
"The Lord bless you and keep you--the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace." Numb. 6:24-26.
Go in peace, and serve the lord!
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