ODB: Facing the Future

Eat, Our Daily Bread | January 5, 2012 12:03 am

 

January 5, 2012 


Those who know Christ as Savior can face the future with joy. 

READ: James 4:13-17 

If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that. —James 4:15 

While going through some old files, I came across a 1992 special issue of TIME magazine titled “Beyond the Year 2000: What To Expect in the New Millennium.” It was fascinating to read the predictions made 2 decades ago about what the future would hold. Some general observations were on target, but no one foresaw many of the events and innovations that have radically changed our lives. The most telling statement to me was, “The first rule of forecasting should be that the unforeseen keeps making the future unforeseeable.”

James reminds us that any view of the future that omits God is foolish and proud. “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit’; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. . . . Instead you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that’” (James 4:13-15).

Many people used to begin their statement of plans with, “Lord willing.” The phrase may have become trite, but the acknowledgment of God’s overruling hand is not.

As we look ahead with God firmly in view, we can face the future with confidence in His loving plan.

— David C. McCasland

Source: Our Daily Bread

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  1. alex says:

    Having everything as equal, some parts of our future are predictable. For instance, if we are diligent in our studies we will find a good job or a bright tomorrow. If we are discipline in our exercise program we will more healthier. If we safe for our future, we will have more provision when we grow up or retired from the workforce.

    One thing is more certian than any of this is; if we believe in Christ, we will definitely have a right relationship with Him and heading heavenward. It is most comforting to know that ‘many things about tomorrow, I may not seem to understand. But the One who holds tomorrow, is the One who holds my hands.’ from a hymn.

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