The Verse of the Day

-October 4, 2020-

Good morning, happy Lord’s Day,

-We Don’t Know What A Day May Bring Forth Tomorrow-

“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.”

(Proverbs 27:1).

Today’s verse is such a challenging and encouraging one. It is challenging because we don’t know what tomorrow may bring forth; it is encouraging because the Lord does know, He has a plan, and He will be with us in all things. The Lord has shown us what will happen in terms of prophecy and our future in eternity is set in Him.

As to the specific details of tomorrow it is in a sealed envelope only to be opened tomorrow. Inside that envelope with the plan for tomorrow comes His sufficient grace. They always arrive together. Paul quoted the Lord’s words to him in 2 Corinthians 12:9, “And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you; for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”

Just this week I saw first hand what tomorrow brought to a dear brother in Christ who is going to be go through cancer treatments; a dear young sister in Christ who was injured in an accident; and our president who contracted COVID-19 and is in the hospital. None of them knew the day before that these things were coming. We feel with their pain and pray for them. All of us face trials and the Lord will use them for benefit and our good.

This is why we should not boast about tomorrow, nor should take it for granted. None of us are guaranteed tomorrow, our lives are in the Lord’s hands. We should always trust God for tomorrow. James offers us the best advice, “Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that’” (James 4:14-15).

Everything we plan is subject to the will of God. Jesus said, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will care for its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” (Matthew 6:34). We can choose to fear or we can choose to have faith in the Lord; we can choose to worry or we can choose to be thankful. Someone once said, “Pain is inevitable, misery is optional.”

The hymn writer said, “I don’t know about tomorrow, I just live from day to day. And I don’t borrow its sunshine for its skies may turn to gray. And I don’t worry about my future for I know what Jesus said. And today He walks beside me for He knows what lies ahead. Many things about tomorrow I don’t seem to understand. But I know who holds tomorrow, and I know who holds my hand.”

Have a blessed day walking with Jesus hand in hand today and leaving tomorrow up to Him. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean