The Plans Of Tomorrow

You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

 

James 4:14b

A group of believers meet every weekday for fellowship, study, and prayer. One man—Tom— attended the group for several years. One day he showed up as usual, but the next morning the group received a call, "Tim is dead! He died in his sleep last night!" Tim had no prior problems and there was no indication he was about to go be with the Lord. Naturally, it came as a shock to all.

Whenever things like this happen, it brings us face to face with our mortality.

 

Some friends were challenged by someone to do an experiment. They were challenged to live their lives for one year as if it were the last year they would live. They responded to the challenge and did as proposed. It changed their outlook on life forever. They began to focus on different priorities and people when they viewed life in these terms.

James gives us a perspective on viewing tomorrow.

Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that" (James 4:13-15).

Life is fragile.

 

Consider where you are investing your time and energies. Someone once said they had never heard anyone on his deathbed say that he wished he had made more money in his lifetime or he wished he had made a certain deal. Usually it is something like, "I wish I had spent more time..."

 

Ask God to give you His priorities for your life!