Tomorrow

James 4:13-17 "Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 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.” But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin."

Sometimes our best plans are not enough. The harder we try the more difficult the way becomes. James is not saying don't plan for tomorrow, just be aware you are not promised tomorrow. Your plan and God's may often be two different things. Tomorrow's not guaranteed so we must do what we can today for today and surrender our will to God for our future.

We must depend on others all of our lives for our tomorrow's. One thing is certain-people will let you down, friends will forsake you, and circumstances can change in a split-second. One day you fell invulnerable and the next day you are wounded. One day on top of the mountain and then the next day the mountain be on top of you. I write this simply to say God is not interested in our arrogance, but our submission. If we seek His way and His will it's much easier to be prepared for tomorrow whether it comes or not.

Man can interfere with God's Will. He's done it through resistance, refusal, and resigning himself to his plan rather than God's. Sometime's it's easier to do that than to yield. But if you know to do good and fail to do it it becomes sin.

Just recently I know of a minister that was doing well for the Lord with a bright future, but because a former member got mad at him and started a bunch of junk on the Internet his future was shredded. All over something that was fabricated out of revenge and not God. He needs prayer today all because somebody wanted their way and didn't get it.

Today is your day. It's also the Lord's Day. Give Him His due and trust Him. Man may let you own, but God won't. Your tomorrow is still in His hand.