Our futures are uncertain. But like the old hymn says
“Because He lives
I can face tomorrow
Because He lives all fear is gone
Because I know he holds the future
My life is worth the living just because He lives”
I’ve been reading out of several books in the Bible lately and one of them has been Ecclesiastes. Not a book you will hear a lot of preachers preach from. But I found this in there and I think it bears a closer look.
Ecclesiastes 7:13-14
“Consider what God has done.”
Now before I go on with this blog those words should wake you up and make you pay a little more attention. Like they said a few years back in the Nova comics. “Richard Rider it is critical that you pay attention at this time.” “May I have your attention please!”
Carry on then with your reading.
“Consider what God has done:
Who can straighten what he has made crooked?
When times are good, be happy;
But when times are bad, consider:
God has made the one as well as the other.
Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future.”
When times are good be happy, as a human I have a hard time with those instructions I tend to create problems where there are none. I need to work on this. But the more you read this you see we can’t change the future or discover anything about it. That brings me to the next passage I want you to look at.
So you and I we can’t control the future and worry won’t fix it. So you may ask what can we do? Good glad you’re paying attention!
Psalm 5:1-3
“Give ear to my words O Lord, consider my sighing. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, O Lord you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.”
Because we don’t know what the future holds we seek and trust God who can already see into our future. He’s non linear. He’s seen our past, present and future and he’s in control.
Disclaimer: I had this whole blog typed up on Monday and Wednesday I got to see some of the most chaotic events happen at my work. It was a lesson in trusting God I had to personally live out after reading these verses. I have said often this blog is real it's honest, it's brutal and it's life. It's what I Zac learn from God and share with others. The reader can take what is posted and read it and react how they will. I don't always get things right. I'm human and I make mistakes. I hope more than anything you learn God holds the future and he can be trusted. It's been a crazy rough week and sometimes God shows you things in his word to prepare you for a bumpy ride. I don't know what you're going through personally but Fix your eyes on God and read his word you're going to need it.
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