Jeremiah 29 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Jeremiah 29 and Daniel 9.

Meditate on and memorize verse 13.

You will seek Me and find me when you search for Me with all your heart.

The word seek in Jeremiah 29:13 means to search out by prayer and worship.  God reveals Himself to you when you pray and worship Him. 

The same word is used in Daniel 9:

… I, Daniel, observed in the books the number of the years

which was revealed as the Word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet

 for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem,

 namely, seventy years.

 So I gave my attention to the LORD God

 to seek Him by prayer and supplications …

—Daniel 9:2-3

Jeremiah sent a letter to the people exiled from Judah to Babylon; Daniel was one of the exiles.  Daniel 9 records that he was reading that letter, the letter you read in Jeremiah 29.  As Daniel read the letter, he took God’s Words to heart to seek Him through prayer.  Daniel 9 records the words Daniel prayed with all his heart. While he was praying, Gabriel appeared to him and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding.  At the beginning of your supplications, the command was issued, and I have come to tell you …” (Daniel 9:22b-23a).

Notice the sequence of events.  Daniel was observing the Word of God, and it caused Him to start talking to God.  His prayer caused God to send Gabriel to give Daniel insight with understanding into incredible revelations from the LORD.  God let Daniel find Him when Daniel searched for Him.

As you read God’s Word, let it draw you into a more intimate prayer time with the LORD.  The depth of understanding He will give you about Himself will be amazing!

Pray Jeremiah 29:11-13 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, _______ and I trust You for the plans You have for us,

plans for welfare and not for calamity, to give us a future and a hope.

We call upon You and come and pray to You. 

Please listen to us, LORD. 

We seek You; let us find You as we search for You with all our hearts.

In Your name, Jesus~”