Taking No Thought for the Future
The future is coming fast. Eternity will be here before you know it. I wonder what we are doing to prepare for the future? I am afraid that most people are just living to have as much pleasure as they can have for today. They are not really considering if what they are doing is pleasing to God or not. They are just doing what feels good. However, the consequences of those actions could be devastating to them. The book of Lamentations is the weeping of the prophet Jeremiah over his beloved city of Jerusalem, which had been destroyed by the Babylonians. He knew why it happened, but it still hurt a lot. (Lamentations 1:9) "She defiled herself with immorality and gave no thought for her future. Now she lies in the gutter with no one to lift her out. "Lord, see my misery," she cries. "The enemy has triumphed." We can learn a lot for our lives from this verse. Doing immoral things can be very enjoyable for the moment. They can bring us temporary happiness, but the l...