Proverbs 27:1
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Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
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Life expectancy is based on averages, but there is no John or Sally Average. In fact, you may die young to make the average what the insurance companies say it is.
Tomorrow might bring rain, your loss of a job, your spouse leaving, an auto accident, a diagnosis of cancer, or even death! You cannot know or stop any of these events.
What can we do? We must live one day at a time. We must count each day a gift and use it wisely to God's glory (Ps 90:12; Rom 14:7-9). We must live and breathe the things of heaven, so any loss tomorrow brings will not disturb the eternal rest of our souls.
Business and other plans must be submitted to God's sovereign will, for only He knows tomorrow (James 4:13-16). Confident plans without this submission are sinful! Boasting in strategic plans or budgets is not only evil, it is stupid; for they are mere speculations!
Jesus said, "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof" (Matt 6:34). What precious wisdom! Don't worry about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. You have enough evil today to keep you busy. We simply say, "Give us this day our daily bread."
Fools plan on getting right with God tomorrow, but it never comes. There are always more excuses. Felix, trembling under Paul's preaching, told him, "Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee" (Acts 24:25). It never came.
Youth impatiently presumes on many morrows, for they crave future pleasures. Those of middle age expect to reach old age. And the old think they will outlive their neighbors. Such delusions about the future are madness! These minutes reading could be your last!
A rich man planned gloriously for many years to come, but his soul was taken that very night (Luke 12:16-21). Fool! And we are no wiser, if we do not use today for eternity.
Will the Lord Jesus Christ find you waiting for His surprise visit at the hour of your death or His sudden coming? Heaven and hell are of grave importance! Will you live today accordingly? Or will you make the fatal mistake of planning tomorrow and dying today?
Your known future is today! You may not be here tomorrow, and you surely do not know what will happen tomorrow. God has given you today, and you must use it wisely!
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