“Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.” - Proverbs 27v1
People tend to be great plan-makers. A lot of like to set out all our plans for the future. We want to know everything that is happening everyday. Our day planners and itineraries are full to the brim with our meetings and appointments.
God has a warning for us though. We need to be aware that nothing is for certain. Tomorrow is in God’s hands. He is in control. We are wise to make our plans for the future, but we should always be aware that He is the one who ultimately controls our future. We must always be ready for God to change our plans. Unlike us He knows what is best for us and what will bring Him glory. James puts it this way – “Go to now, ye that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 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.”
The lesson is simple – make your plans, but be ready to honestly say, “If the Lord will we will do this or that.
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