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The Apostle James in his epistle warns against presuming that we can do this or that tomorrow. In Chapter 4.14,15 we read; "Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that." Solomon, in his wisdom, wrote in Proverbs 27.1, "Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth."
Life is uncertain, I can only call the present moment mine, and I cannot state definitely what I shall do or where I will be tomorrow. You may expect to be in the office, or at work on the farm, or attending school as you have so often done but can you be sure? Perhaps life has become rather monotonous and drab and every day seems to be the same but tomorrow could be different. You may feel that you are in a secure routine and there appears to be nothing on the horizon to threaten that but things can change suddenly and unexpectedly. You may on the other hand have planned something out of the ordinary for tomorrow, but will your ambitions ever be realised?
So, where will you be tomorrow?
At home, at work, in hospital, in heaven, in hell?
What will you be doing tomorrow? Working, travelling, weeping, rejoicing, resting?
How will you be tomorrow? Healthy, happy, excited, disappointed, tired, sick, dead?
You say, "I have no idea, no one can be sure."
But there are those of us who know that if things don't work out as planned, if calamities should suddenly overtake us, if life should unexpectedly be brought to an end, that all is well for eternity.
There is not the slightest doubt in our minds; because the Word of God has assured us. Note the confidence of the Apostle Paul in Romans 8.38,39; "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
John writes in his first epistle, chapter 5.13, "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God."
Paul's last letter was 2 Timothy and in chapter 1.12 he wrote;"...for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day."
Dear reader, do you have such confidence or do you have nagging doubts and apprehension regarding the future? Are you persuaded or perplexed? Before the end of today you could be able to sing, "It is well, it is well with my soul."
The facts regarding Christ's death on your behalf are absolutely beyond dispute.
In 1 Corinthians 15.3 we read; "...Christ died for our sins..."
In 1 Peter 2.24 it is stated; "Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree."
In Romans 5.8 we read; " Christ died for us."
All has been done that you might be in heaven - are you prepared to trust Christ and depend exclusively on Him and what He has done at Calvary to save you from hell and take you to heaven? If so, then tomorrow will hold no dread for you and peace will be yours amid all the uncertainties of life.
Written by Assembly Testimony and used by permission as a guest blogger.
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