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“Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth” (Proverbs 27:1).
This is a good verse for us all to remember, for none of us knows what may happen tomorrow. Many years ago in England, a man remarked to a business friend about the recent death of another man, who was well known to both of them. The man who made the remark said, somewhat boastfully, “I guess I am so busy that I don’t even have time to die.” The Lord took him up on that challenge, and as he bent down to tie his boots, he had a sudden heart attack and died.
It is all right to make plans for the future, but we ought to make them with the attitude that we get in the book of James — “Ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that” (James 4:15). We do not know whether we will even be alive tomorrow, let alone whether we will be able to do certain things. It is important to live with the knowledge that the Lord is in control of our lives.
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