✝️ Jeremiah 29:11 | No Longer Exiles Through Christ

Happy Thursday, everyone!

If you missed any of this week’s previous emails, you can read them here: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

In today’s email…

• ✝️ The truth of Jeremiah is found in Jesus

• 📱 A text you can send to a friend

• 🔦 Community spotlight

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MEMORIZE 🧠 

For _ ____ ___ _____ _ ____ ___ ___, ________ ___ ____,

plans ___ _______ ___ not ___ ____, to give you _ ______ ___ _ hope.

Jeremiah 29:11

CONTEXT 📕 

When God spoke through Jeremiah, He promised the exiles in Babylon that He had a plan for them.

It included hope and restoration, but on His timeline, not theirs.

But like many Old Testament promises, this passage points beyond itself —toward a greater fulfillment in Jesus Christ.

The Israelites longed for a return to their home, but God had something bigger in mind that we can see: not just to bring His people back to Jerusalem, but to bring all people back to Himself.

Centuries later, Jesus arrived, declaring:

The exiles in Babylon waited 70 years for redemption.

Through Jesus, God offers complete redemption that we’ll fully experience in the New Heavens and New Earth.

Not just a return to a physical land but a home in His Kingdom that will last forever.

Jeremiah 29:11 is often quoted as a personal promise, but its most resonant truth is found in Christ.

• ✅ God has a plan for His people → Fulfilled in Jesus, the Lamb slain (Revelation 13:8)

• ✅ God brings His people out of exile → Fulfilled in Jesus, who rescues us from sin and death (Colossians 1:13-14)

• ✅ God gives a future and a hope → Fulfilled in Jesus, who offers eternal life (John 3:16)

Like the exiles, we don’t always understand God’s timing.

We want quick solutions. But as we can see throughout Scripture, God’s plans are so much better than our own.

Through Christ, we are no longer exiles.

We are citizens of God’s Kingdom, called to live in hope no matter where we are. And just as He was faithful to His promise in Jeremiah, He will be faithful to us.

Jesus is our hope.

His Kingdom is our future.

And His plans are always good.

APPLY AND RESPOND 🏃‍♂️ 

Think of someone whose plans aren’t going the way they expected: a friend who lost a job, a co-worker grieving a loved one, a neighbor facing a tough diagnosis.

Take a moment to reach out. 

Remind them that even when we don’t understand God’s plans, we can trust His goodness never changes. Our hope isn’t in what happens today, next week, or next year. It’s in God’s eternal plan.

Here’s an example of a message I just sent my best friend:

Hey dude, I’m reading in Jeremiah 29 right now. There is a lot under 29:11 I hadn’t seen before, but I’m walking away with a key takeaway: God always comes through on his promises. I know you’re going through some stuff right now. God loves you, dude. His plans are good, maybe just hard to see right now. Praying 🙏

You’d be surprised what God can do with a simple text to a good friend.

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COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ❤️ 

I asked God to give me something to draw me closer to Him, and I found this newsletter. I have passed it on to family. I love the break down of the verses!

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- Joy

I just found out about Malachi Daily the first week of January and I must say, it’s God’s doing…I wanted to memorize scripture but didn’t want to write it down like I tried to last year. I love looking at the Hebrew/Greek meaning of the scripture. You guys are doing an awesome job. Thank you for all you do and thank God for His people spreading the word!

- Malcolm

SHOUT-OUTS 📣 

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ANSWER KEY ✅ 

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord,

plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Jeremiah 29:11