You Cannot Live In Tomorrow

It is good to dream and plan wisely for tomorrow. But we cannot live on that street today. Worrying about the future will only sap our strength for this moment.

Jesus said: "do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day." (Matt. 6:34)

As we look back, we discover that the Past has changed us greatly, and the Future will change us some more. So, welcome to the Future. In a sense, the Christian has an Aladdin's lamp, and we ask, "Show us tomorrow." And the answer comes back, "Emmanuel: God with us!"

We know not what the future holds, but we do know Who holds the future. And we are content. The past has changed us, and the present is full of change, but there is One who never changes. The hymn writer has said it well:

"Change and decay in all around I see
O Thou who changest not...abide with me."

God daily imparts His grace to us. We need no rehearsals. The play is already going on. And each day that we live is a time to live, to love, to serve, to weep, and to laugh. We must not wait for tomorrow, because tomorrow may never come.

And so, today is a gift carefully wrapped. It may have surprises crammed into the corners and crevices, but God is sufficient, and I must not worry.

There is an ancient poem, based on the Sanskrit (of 1200 B.C.) that goes like this:
Look to this Day!

"For Yesterday is but a Dream,
And Tomorrow is only a Vision;
But Today well lived makes
Every Yesterday a Dream of Happiness,
And every Tomorrow a Vision of Hope."

Look well therefore to this Day!