During the past week I had the opportunity to visit with a man who was given just three months to live. It was on one hand a sobering experience. On the other hand, it was an opportunity to talk about eternal things. It seems that people are so often busy with the trivial things of life that we forget there is something bigger and more lasting that what generally concerns us.
Jesus had a great deal to say about the future. It is clear in reading John's gospel record that Jesus knew where He came from, knew why He was on earth, and knew where He was going. There is no question in the four gospels that Jesus was on a mission and totally committed to it. He refused to get distracted and saw every opportunity as part of the eternal plan.
Paul reminds us in Ephesians 1 that God had a plan for us "before the foundation of the world." God is not in the business of making "last minute" plans because He is ignorant of what is in the future. Each person who belongs to Jesus Christ also knows that there is something more to come. Titus 2:11-13 reminds all Christians that God's grace has appeared, bringing salvation to all men while instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live a sensible, righteous and godly life at this moment in time as ones "...looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus." (2:13).
Because of our hope, the way we live today has been planned and empowered by God. Believe it, trust Him and keep your head up!