the city

Jeremiah 29:7
7 And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.

God sent his people to exile in Babylon. As God’s people, everywhere we live is, at times, like Babylon. As Hebrews 13:14 says, 14 For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come.

We work with God concerning the new creation right now. The city we live in is important and we pray for it’s blessing. As such, we don’t pray against cities either. It’s easy to pick on places like Las Vegas or New Orleans for their “sensual” excesses. What about cities where greed, gossip, personal revenge and such are rampant? Like everywhere-

Pray for your city today.