We are taking a look at one of the most misused verses in scripture and bringing it to light in a much deeper way than how it is used and applied today.

The well known Jeremiah 29:11, read through the eyes of individualistic western readers, has become one that is understood to imply that God's good plans for us include a prosperous life with no hardship as long as we are seeking Him with all our heart; that our breakthrough is just around the corner, and any hardship that we are experiencing is not from God

By taking into consideration both the literary and historical context of Jeremiah 29:1-14 we will see where reading this particular scripture through western eyes has created a weak theology around God's promise to His people and discover the richness of what His promise actually entails.

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