-> Will you help us Open a World of Opportunity?    
 Home > Articles > Special Features > "There Is No Tomorrow"   
There Is No TomorrowThere Is No Tomorrow
by Bill Sherrill
Print This Article   Send it to a Friend

 
We spend so much time worrying about those things over which we have little or no control and so little time doing the things which we can do to insure the future. We have no real control over the length of life, but tremendous opportunities to provide for the quality of the life we have.

Jesus spoke to his listeners from the mountain concerning this very matter. "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" (Matthew 6:27). His conclusion is, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own" (Matthew 6:34).

Still, we continue to allow the anxieties of those things we cannot control draw from us the energy we need to enjoy the productive life that we could have.

What can you do that will last forever?
We always seem to concern ourselves with predicting our own future. And we are seldom, if ever, accurate! Again, James addresses the plans for the coming day this way:

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).

James' words give us an interesting commentary on the words of Jesus. It is not a matter of being thoughtless about tomorrow, but rather we are to keep things in proper perspective. The rule then is this: Be free from anxiety by trusting God to oversee the matters of your life. And even when making the everyday plans for an orderly life, remember that you are always in the will of God. The most significant matter is to always be willing to live in the Father's will!

So, for today, determine what you can do that will last forever. Don't put that matter off. One of the best ways to be free from anxiety is to not only know that you are in the hands of God, but to be certain that you are prepared to meet Him face to face. After all, there is no tomorrow, there is just today.

 
Share Related
Print This ArticlePrint this Article

Send it to a FriendSend it to a Friend

Heartlight encourages you to share this material with others in church bulletins, personal emails and other non-commercial uses. Please see our Usage Guidelines for more information.
Search

      © 2009 Bill Sherrill's Thought for the Week. Used by permission.

      Title: "There Is No Tomorrow"
      Author: Bill Sherrill
      Publication Date: May 19, 2009

 
Special Features
 
 
Hundreds more articles
like this are in the
ARTICLE ARCHIVE
...or search to find an article by keywords:

  Visit our Sponsors

Heartlight only exists because of your support! Click above to visit a sponsor, or donate to join us in our ministry.

   
May we suggest...
You Are My Hiding Place: 50 Praise & Worship Songs
by The Maranatha Singers
You Are My Hiding Place: 50 Praise & Worship SongsYou'll be lifting your hands and your voice while enjoying this collection of praise & worship classics performed by the Maranatha Singers---available only from CBD.

  Find More Books & Music:
Christianbook.com
Bill Sherrill Bill is a long time minister in Nacogdoches, Texas who loves world missions. His passion for ministry has led him all over the world. In addition to his work as a minister, he is also a licensed professional counselor. Bill's family is also involved in ministry and service to the world and community.

RSS Feed of All Heartlight ArticlesAll Heartlight Articles

'Special Features' RSS FeedSpecial Features

RSS Feed of Bill Sherrill's ArticlesAuthor Bill Sherrill

More Heartlight Feeds

Subscribe
Get Heartlight articles and devotionals by email FREE every day!
Daily Heartlight
Today's Verse
What Jesus Did!
Quotemeal

More Information

 

 

RSS Feeds  |  Advertising  |  Support Heartlight   |   Help  |  Contact Us  
HOME     topTOP HEARTLIGHT® Magazine is produced by Heartlight, Inc. HEARTLIGHT is a registered service mark of Heartlight, Inc. PO Box 7044, Abilene, TX, USA 79608-7044. Copyright © 1996-2009. Heartlight is supported by Westover Hills Church, Southern Hills Church, and loving Christians from around the world. Scripture quotations are taken from the Easy-to-Read Version copyright © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center. Used by permission. All rights reserved.