Friday, August 21, 2020
A Secure Tomorrow
as Impossible for Us
as for Grass and Trees
Isaiah 47:13
You are wearied with your many consultations; let those who study the heavens stand up and save you, those who gaze at the stars and at each new moon predict what shall befall you.
Matthew 18:1-3
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ He called a child, whom he put among them, and said, ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.‘
Words of Grace For Today
We humans tend to get agitated by the trouble that may befall us tomorrow.
We go to all sorts of lengths to try to secure our tomorrows. All that is in vain. There really is nothing that can secure our tomorrows, not wealth, nor power, nor status, nor anything under the sun, not even education or integrity.
In Isaiah’s day, and still today, people look to the stars and moon to predict their tomorrows. This also is a futile effort.
Jesus points to the way of his followers. We are to become like children. We trust like children the Word of God. We hope like children for our tomorrows.
We are able to celebrate today and tomorrow, as children, in the moment.
For God promises we have everything we need to live abundantly and blessedly.
Hallelujah!