Daily Devotional

-September 15, 2021-

Good morning, happy Wednesday,

-We Don’t Know What Tomorrow May Bring-

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

(Proverbs 27:1).

Do we ever really know what tomorrow holds for us? Even with all our planning, preparation, and responsibilities, we are never sure what will happen tomorrow. There are days when everything goes as planned, and other days where nothing does. The key for us is to live by God’s plan and timetable. He always knows what is best for us.

Solomon wrote, “Do not boast about tomorrow.” The Lord is the only one who knows what will happen tomorrow, therefore we must trust Him fully and walk by faith. Life is so uncertain. There are a number of things that can come with a new day, such as an illness, accident, natural disaster, injury, financial loss, or any number of things. How we respond to change is so important in the Christian life. We change, our circumstances change, but God never changes.

We are not even sure if we will be alive tomorrow. We could die or the Lord could come to take us all home to heaven. This is why Solomon says, “You do not know what a day may bring forth.” There is a certain amount of anxiety or worry associated with the unknown or uncertain.

Jesus said in Matthew 6:31-34, “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” We should all say, “I have too much to do today to worry about tomorrow.”

There are so many things that we cannot control; we must leave everything in God’s hands. All we must do is, “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.” Simply put it means to live for the Lord and serve Him. He promises that, “all these things shall be added to you.” God is not a subtracter or divider, but an adder and a multiplier. He also likes to surprise us. Life is more exciting when we do not know the outcome. Life offers no guarantees, but God guarantees to give us life abundant and eternal. He promises to meet our needs, care for us, and help us.

God gives us our marching orders on a daily basis. We often want to know more, which gets us into more trouble. The hymn writer Ira F. Stamphill wrote, “I don’t know about tomorrow, I just live from day to day; I don’t borrow from its sunshine, for its skies may turn to gray. I don’t worry o’er the future, for I know what Jesus said; and today I’ll walk beside Him, for He knows what is ahead.”

May we commit our day into the Lord’s hands and pray for His will to be done. Let us leave tomorrow with the only One who knows what lies ahead. Our faith will drive away fear, worry, anxiety, and stress. We don’t know what the future holds, but we know who holds the future.

Have a blessed and peaceful day walking in the center of God’s will, leaving tomorrow in His hands. Stay safe and healthy.

In His grace,

Dean