Hope after survival

Jeremiah 29:4–7; Romans 8:18–25

Use your preferred translation.

What does faithful living look like when life continues but remains changed?

• What does the passage say? Restate it in your own words before interpreting it.
• Who is speaking, and to whom?
• What is the surrounding context — what comes just before and after?
• Which words or phrases repeat or stand out?

1. Jeremiah tells exiles to build, plant, marry, and seek the city’s welfare. Why would ordinary life be God’s instruction in exile?
2. Paul speaks of creation groaning and believers waiting. How can groaning and hope exist together?
3. What is the difference between moving on and living faithfully with what has changed?

In a season that has not returned to normal, what is one thing you could build or plant?

Do one act this week that invests in your community’s welfare — helping a neighbor, volunteering, or praying for local leaders.

Ask God for patient hope that keeps building in the present while waiting for the redemption still to come.