Proverbs 27:1 and James 4:13-16 tell us a truth that we really need to understand. Proverbs 27:1 says, "Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. " In James it tells us that life is like a mist that soon vanishes. We should not say we will do this or that in the future. We should always say if the Lord wills we will do this or that.
What these two passages are teaching us is that life is short, and you don't really know what it going to happen throughout this day. We have even less certainty about the days to come. On the first point. It seems like we have a lot of years to accomplish the things that we want to get done, However, the years seem to just fly by. Before long, you are older, and you haven't done half of the things that you set out to do. Don't put off to tomorrow the things that you believe God is calling you to do today.
No one knows what will happen in the very next second. You may be talking to someone one minute, and 20 minutes later you will get a call telling you they are dead. This is like what happened with my Dad. He had a massive stroke at the veterinary clinic picking up his dog just minutes after I spoke with him. He died a short time later.
Now is the time to tell people how much they mean to you. Now is the day of salvation. Don't put off coming to know Jesus as Lord and Savior. No one is guaranteed a tomorrow.
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