- The future is God’s
- We fear the future because we cannot control it. (James 4:13-16
- Christians turn the future over to God. (Proverbs 23:17-18
- God is not focused on life’s minutia, nor should we be. (Matthew 6:31-32
- God focuses on eternity. (I Timothy 6:18-19
- We are clay in His hands. (Jeremiah 18:1-6.
- If we turn out wrong, it is because we are pressing toward our idea of the future and not God’s (Romans 9:20
- Will we have the faith and humility to accept His plan, or insist on our own? (Jeremiah 29:11
- Are we grabbers or givers?
- Ecclesiastes 11:1
- The people of this world are afraid to let go of control they don’t really have.
- We give God our present (Psalms 112:5-9
- We also give God our future.
- If Abraham was willing to offer up Isaac (Genesis 22:12, we can bend our vision of the future to serve His purposes.
- Are we campers or claimers?
- Israel chose the wilderness because they feared the future would be worse (Numbers 13-14.
- Are we as dissatisfied with the status quo as God is? (II Chronicles 5:1-4
- Are we waiters or walkers?
- The time is now to seize your destiny.
- The Jordan didn’t stop flowing until the priests stepped into the river (Joshua 3:14-16.
- The most hazardous time to walk may be the most crucial (Ezekiel 13:5.
HH
October 04, 2010
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