Jeremiah 29:11. 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
Learning to live by the indwelling life of Christ.
Jeremiah 29:11. 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
Matthew 1:12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel. Luke 3:27. the son of
means that exile is God’s plan for us. But it is not his final plan. Living in the presence of Christ in his eternal city is our future.
“To live is Christ” offers to us the very strength of God. His resurrection power. Christ’s tireless love living in us.
“To live is Christ” means all who are in Christ have been brought out of the exile of death and into the promised land of his eternal life.
“To live is Christ” means that exile is God’s plan for us. But it is not his final plan. Living in the presence of Christ in his eternal city is our future and our hope. And for now, trusting that Christ lives in us as we live in exile.