The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my mind and heart in James 4:14,
"Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow."
In observing the presumption of some of his readers, expressed in an arrogance, James points out that they don't have a clue as to what might happen on the very next day, let alone further out into the future. How could they assume anything, given their lives are "a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes." Life here is tenuous at best and a person ought not conduct their affairs as if they know what lies ahead.
As I think of these things, it does occur to me that in spite of us not knowing what tomorrow brings from the perspective of this life, there are a number of things we do know about tomorrow. Of great importance, I know that our God is a loving, kind and merciful God. He was in the days Scripture was written, he is now and he will be tomorrow, "we know and rely on the love God has for us." 1 John 4:16. "God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8.
As those who have embrace him in faith, we know that tomorrow will bring God's best intentions for us as the objects of his love, "we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28. We know this because God's intention for us is that he will be taking us through a process that irons out the wrinkles in our character and nature, "For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers." Romans 8:29.
We know for certain that the future holds for us an inheritance from God himself, the very inheritance that our heavenly Father gives to his Son, Jesus Christ, "The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ..." Romans 8:16-17.
We also know that this inheritance includes the fact that we will live our lives for an eternity, experiencing God's very best for us right in his presence! "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:3-4.
Although we do not know what this life here, what Solomon calls "life under the sun" holds for tomorrow, there are many things we do know that lays ahead for us. Plenty to muse upon here!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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