A Letter To The Exiles

Well, I hope you have your Bibles with you, cuz I'm gonna have you do a lot of thumbing! Amen? I want to start in the book of Jerimiah chapter 29 as today I want to share with you a word the Lord has laid heavily on my heart. I have named this message after the name given for it in the Bible, "A Letter To The Exiles", because many of us are in exile as we speak. Some of you are in exile from your family. Some are in exile from your children. Some of you are in exile from people who were, at one time, your friends. And some of you are in exile from your spouse. How many of you know that exile does not always mean to be driven out of a certain place? Amen? You can be in exile from someone and still be under the same roof! But I have a word from God that will bring you hope in your time in exile from whatever it is you are in exile for. Amen?

Jerimiah 29:4-14, "This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: “Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.” Yes, this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “Do not let the prophets and diviners among you deceive you. Do not listen to the dreams you encourage them to have. They are prophesying lies to you in My Name. I have not sent them,” declares the Lord."

(Pause) I want you to get a tight grip on that last part. "I have NOT sent them, declares the Lord" Many of you have be deceived and led astray by people in the church who say they are saved, who say they are born again, people who say they have heard from the Lord and in reality, they were the proverbial wolves in sheep's clothing! Many of you have given ear to doctrine that is not backed up by the Bible. Some of you have revealed secrets to these people they have no business knowing! Some of you have been horribly tricked and led astray by people who appear to be as sheep on the outside, but inside they are ravenous, vicious wolves who are there for no other reason than to pull you away from God, to pull you away from His promises, to pull you away from His blessings, and to pull you away from your very faith! Some of you have made friends in the church who appear to be sweet as a honeysuckle, they're so friendly and caring. They always have an encouraging word for you. They flatter you with their words. On the surface, they appear to be right as rain, but if you look closely with the eyes of the Spirit, you'll see the eyes of a vicious wolf! You'll see those eerie red eyes, you'll see the eyes of a snake, you'll see them for what they really are, and that is agents of your enemy, the devil himself!

Verse 10, "This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. (Somebody say, "THIS place") 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. Then you will call on Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. (Say, "ALL your heart") I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”

Let's pray. "Heavenly Father, God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Today, we come into Your Gates with thanksgiving and into Your Courts with praise for the sacrifice Your Son made on the cross for our redemption. Today, Father God, let Your Word ring and resound in the hearts of everyone who read this message. Let the angels of the Most-High God fill the room where they are today and fill their hearts with peace, with grace, with mercy, and with revelation today. Let us receive from You today, Lord Jesus. Let us hear Your voice within these pages today. Let the voice of the Lord be heard in all nations and in all homes today. Show us Your Glory, oh God! Show us what You want us to see today. In Jesus Name we pray and ask it in faith believing and expecting. Amen and Amen!