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The next moment is as much beyond our grasp, and as
much in God’s care, as that a hundred years away.[1]
We rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.[2]
What are your plans for this
afternoon? Will you watch a little football? Work in the yard? Go visit family
or friends?
The truth is, none of us
really know, do we? Oh, we have plans. It would be foolish to go through life
in a totally random fashion. We must save for retirement, for our kids’
education, for a house, car, or any other large purchase. What the Scripture
wants us to recognize is that each day and, by extension, each breath is a gift
from God. As that first breath in the garden was given to Adam as a gift from
his Creator, so each breath we take is a gift from God, a blessing of one more
day we have to serve him in his creation.
It is our hope that each
breath we take is gifted to us by God and our gift back to God.
Life is an adventure when we
live it God’s way. When we put ourselves totally at his disposal, we will never
know what the next moment holds. He may prompt us to step outside our cautious
self and to talk to the person quietly sobbing in the waiting room at the
doctor’s office. The Holy Spirit may convict us to write the check for the
mission project AND pack our bags to go along.
Our God loves to be
unpredictable. He loves to come to you at your weakest point and calmly
whisper, “Trust me.”
Will you? Do you? Can you?
The unknown future is not next century, it isn’t whether the glaciers melt due
to global warming or not. The unknown future is your next breath.
Now, all that uncertainty
might raise the anxiety level of some people. Please remember, the one who
holds your future is the one who has been present all through your past. It is
the same one who has walked every step of your existence with you. It is the
one who knew you before you were born, and it is the one who offered himself on
Calvary for your failures in order that whatever your future may hold you can
always know the certainty of your Savior’s love for you and his presence with
you.
Pastor
Craig
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