Hope for Those in Sin

Jeremiah 29-30

a. 

Read Jeremiah 29:11–14;

 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith theLord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected^aend.

 12 Then shall ye ^acall upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will ^bhearken unto you.

 13 And ye shall ^aseek me, and find me, when ye shall ^bsearch for me with all your ^cheart.

 14 And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will ^agather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.

Deuteronomy 4:29–31

29 But if from thence thou shalt ^aseek the Lord thy God, thou shalt ^bfind him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

 30 When thou art in ^atribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the ^blatter days, if thou ^cturn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;

 31 (For the Lord thy God is a ^amerciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the ^bcovenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

This message to the Jews, captive in Babylon, could be used as a message of hope to someone today who is in the captivity of sin. It is so strong when the Lord says "I will turn away your captivity" He is the only way for us to be free from our captivity. And sin really is captivity! When ever we seek Him we will find Him. And He will always free us from our pain and sin. Just like with the Jews and their captivity there will always be hope for those who believe in Jesus Christ. 

b.

Jeremiah 30:9; But they shall serve the Lord their God, and ^aDavid their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

Jeremiah 33:15–18. 15 ¶In those days, and at that time, will I cause the ^aBranch of righteousness to grow up unto ^bDavid; and he shall ^cexecute judgment and righteousness in the ^dland.

 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, TheLord our righteousness.

 17 ¶For thus saith the Lord; David shall never ^awant a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

 18 Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.

These verses say that in some future time Israel will not “want” (lack or need) a man to sit and rule on David’s throne, nor will they “want” men to perform sacrifices. 

Six ways in which Jesus Christ eternally fulfilled the roles of king, priest, and sacrifice for His people. 

     see in:

Jeremiah 23:4–6; 

•  ^ashepherds over them which shall feed them

Luke 1:32–33; 

• he shall ^areign over the house of Jacob for ever; 
• and of his kingdom there shall be no ^bend.

John 18:36–37; 

• ut now is my kingdom not from hence.
• for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the ^dtruth.

3 Nephi 9:19–20;

•  ye shall offer for a ^asacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit
•  him will I ^bbaptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost