A Short Devotion on Purpose for Your Next Meeting

📖 Jeremiah 29:11

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”

💭 Reflection

This verse was spoken to people in exile, a season that looked nothing like a future with hope in it. If the purpose behind this group's work feels unclear or the outcome uncertain, that's not evidence God isn't working toward something good, His thoughts toward this group are still thoughts of peace. It's a striking context for a promise so often quoted lightly, this wasn't spoken to people in comfort, it was spoken to people who had every reason to believe their story was over.

✅ In Practice

Take two minutes to reconnect today's task list to the larger reason this group exists. Work feels different once people can actually see why it matters, especially in a season where the purpose has started to feel distant or unclear.

🗣 Discuss

Where have we lost sight of the larger purpose behind the work we're doing today?

🙏 Pray

God, remind us of the purpose behind what we're doing. Give us hope for where this is headed, even when we can't see it yet, the way You gave hope to people who had every reason to lose it. Amen.