Bless the City

Jeremiah 29:7 - "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.”

This is an interesting passage. God is exhorting the people of Israel to seek blessing on the city of their enemies. The very people who conquered them and took them into exile, we are to seek their good. 

Wherever God places us even when we are placed their unwillingly, we need to seek peace and prosperity to that place. We are not to be a problem. We are not to be rebellious. Sometimes when we see the sin and abuses in the city, we can become bitter and resentful. Yet, God tells us we are to pray for the city or place you are at. We are to seek the prosperity of the city. We then in turn will prosper with it.

How about your work place. As believers we are to bring peace and prosperity there. We are to seek the prosperity of the company that we work for. We are to seek the welfare of all those who work their. We are not to be part of the problem, but part of the solution. We need to pray for our bosses and co-workers. We then will be will be blessed.