Day 302 - (Today’s Bible readings: Ezra 7:1-10; Psalm 112; James 4:1-13)
GOD WILLING
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. 15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” (James 4:13-15 ESV)
It is good to plan ahead. However, we need to remember that we may have our ideas of what tomorrow will bring, but only God really knows what will happen. James makes the point by reminding us that our lives are extremely brief, like a morning mist in Wisconsin.
Jesus got very specific as He attempted to wake up a rich young man who was planning to enjoy his accumulated wealth. “Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?” (Luke 12:20 ESV)
A sign on a barn on US 41 heading toward Fond du Lac used to remind us that: “MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES.”
Let’s remember Who is in charge, and trust Him completely. After all, since we can trust Him for forgiveness and the gift of eternal life, we can certainly trust Him for the time we have on this earth.
Heavenly Father, help me to trust You for all of my tomorrows. Above all, I thank You for guaranteeing my eternal tomorrow through Jesus Christ, my Savior. Amen.
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“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105 ), is the theme for this three-year journey through the entire Old Testament once (the Psalms - twice yearly), and the New Testament twice. There will be daily readings from the O.T., Psalms and the N.T. Special days on the church calendar will be highlighted with appropriate readings. This calendar has been compiled by representatives of the Lutheran Church of Canada, the North American Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Please click this link for the daily reading calendar:
Then scroll down to 2020 Bible Reading Calendar and download it if you so wish. The “assigned” daily readings will appear on a daily basis in this blog. May the Lord bless your meditation upon His precious life-giving Word!
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