WHAT IF YOUR TOMORROW CHANGED?


JAMES 4:13-16 Now listen to me, you that say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to a certain city, where we will stay a year and go into business and make a lot of money.” You don’t even know what your life tomorrow will be! You are like a puff of smoke, which appears for a moment and then disappears. What you should say is this: ‘If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.” But now you are proud, and you boast; all such boasting is wrong.

PROVERBS 27:1 Never boast about tomorrow. You don’t know what will happen between now and then.


What I would like you to do right now is to sit back and relax for a few moments and think about everything that went on with you yesterday. Think about all the people you talked to and were with. Think about all the activities you took part in. Think about the different surroundings you were in and how you got there. What were your biggest dreams you had as of yesterday?

Did today go just as planned? Was anything missing? What changed? Were any dreams altered?

If your day is going totally as planned, consider your day blessed. If today gave you at least one thing unexpected event, you’re not alone.

Do you take for granted the people you see each day? Do you consider certain events, trips or appointments that are planned well in advance as little more than routine? Do you take God’s word for granted? Are you prepared to follow God’s will for you?

What if your tomorrow changed your dreams?

Think about the people who lived on these days and how their world changed the next.

Galgotha (outside of Jerusalem) Thursday, a little over 2,000 years ago

Pearl Harbor December 6, 1941

New Delhi, India January 29, 1948

Memphis, TN April 3, 1968

New York City, NY September 10, 2001


A man, who had the major income in his family of four, was told his job was safe and not to worry, lost his job three days later.

A young boy woke up on a sunny October morning and was greeted with the news that his father had died during the night.

A young mother, working two jobs, to help save for an exciting family vacation, loses both.

After buying a beautiful gown for the big dance, a girl finds out her date changed his mind and is going with someone else.

A Missing family of five, plus one on the way, is found in their vehicle submerged in a Kentucky creek.

These were true events that startled the world, shook a nation, devastated a town and left individuals devastated and uncertain.

When we have dreams that can change our lives for the good and suddenly face a change in how those dreams are carried out, look to God and his son Jesus. God’s dream for us did not die on the cross with his son’s crucifixion. It was the beginning of a new day in which the ultimate dream of eternal life became the possible dream. Those who believe in him have kept that dream alive and made it real and have changed lives for the good.

A man, in a segregated south, had a dream to help change our world toward the good. On April 3rd, 1968, his tomorrow changed, but those who have believed in his dream have kept it alive and our world is better.

Our tomorrows are full of uncertainties, and by ourselves we can become lost when our dreams are changed. But, if we give our lives to Christ, our dreams and paths will be lighted. God is here to guide us through it all.

When our last ‘today’ has come to past a new day will be given, and an eternal life in his kingdom, where all dreams are fulfilled beyond imagination, will be lived.

All things are possible

With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.

MARK 10:27

KNOW THE TRUTH

JOHN 8:31-32 To the Jews who believed in him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”


This morning I was helping teach our Senior High Sunday School class, and the topic was about finding a scripture that represented each person’s new year’s resolution. Up until this morning I really hadn’t come up with a new resolution for this year, but I thought I would let the Bible give me one.

I turned to the book of JOHN, and as I was turning the pages, the words, “The Children of Abraham” in the middle of Chapter 8, caught my eye. As I read verses 31 and 32 I decided that those verses would be my new resolution. When asked to explain the passages I chose, I said:

“To fully understand the teachings of Jesus Christ is to understand how I must live. To live as a true disciple of Christ does not keep me free of hardships and persecutions, but gives me the strength to overcome these obstacles, and show the world the strength, power, love and grace of God.”

Usually, the resolutions I have chosen in the past have been on a more personal level that centered on making me a better person. But, as I continue to learn more about God and grow in my relationship with Jesus Christ I am reminded about a line I comically use in reference to Dr. Phil, “It ain’t about you!” For me to fulfill this resolution I must focus my efforts in being a true disciple of Christ, and for Christ, by teaching God’s word to the youth I work with, and walking that ‘talk’ with them, my family, the people I work with, play sports with and those with whom I am with in social functions. How I conduct myself around strangers is just as important, as it says in 1 CORINTHIANS 9:19 “Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.”

How can I be a true disciple of Jesus if I only went to church services, listened to sermons, sang a few songs and read the Bible? Jesus Christ, the son of God, physically committed his life to me and to you, freed us from our sins, and through his teachings showed us the way to live and gain eternal life in God’s kingdom.

I have made plenty of mistakes and have felt the hardships of life and persecutions, but they have NOT broken me, because my faith in God gives me the strength to overcome, the patience to endure, the power to continue his work, the love of Christ to share, and the grace of God to pass on.

My resolution is to keep growing in my relationship with Christ, that fuels my faith in God, and to physically commit my life to help others learn about God’s son, Jesus Christ, his teachings, and to know the truth.