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There Is No Tomorrow, by Bill Sherrill
We spend so much time worrying about those things over which we have
little or no control and so little time doing the things which we can
do to insure the future. We have no real control over the length of
life, but tremendous opportunities to provide for the quality of the
life we have.
Jesus spoke to his listeners from the mountain concerning this very
matter. "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" (Matthew
6:27). His conclusion is, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for
tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its
own" (Matthew 6:34).
Still, we continue to allow the anxieties of those things we cannot
control draw from us the energy we need to enjoy the productive life
that we could have.
What can you do that will last forever?
We always seem to concern ourselves with predicting our own future. And
we are seldom, if ever, accurate! Again, James addresses the plans for
the coming day this way:
Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or
that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money."
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your
life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then
vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we
will live and do this or that" (James 4:13-15).
James' words give us an interesting commentary on the words of Jesus.
It is not a matter of being thoughtless about tomorrow, but rather we
are to keep things in proper perspective. The rule then is this: Be
free from anxiety by trusting God to oversee the matters of your life.
And even when making the everyday plans for an orderly life, remember
that you are always in the will of God. The most significant matter is
to always be willing to live in the Father's will!
So, for today, determine what you can do that will last forever. Don't
put that matter off. One of the best ways to be free from anxiety is to
not only know that you are in the hands of God, but to be certain that
you are prepared to meet Him face to face. After all, there is no
tomorrow, there is just today.
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(c) 2009 Bill Sherrill <sherrill@cox-internet.com>'s Thought for
the Week. Used by permission.
RELATED LINKS:
* Tomorrow
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/todaysverse.cgi?day=20011101
* Anxiety
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200104/20010427_anxiety.html
* Stressed Out
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200809/20080927_stressedout.html
* Bill Sherrill's Thought for the Week
http://new.vchurches.com/northstreetcoc/home.aspx?igid=45081
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