Tomorrow
Dr. Robert G. Lee
O NE OF THE most uncertain fac tors of life is tomorrow. Solo mon said, “Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth” (Prov. 27:1). The Apostle James warns, “Go to now, ye that say, To day or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the mor row. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away” (Jas. 4:13, 14). It is true that there are certain things on which we can count, such as the functioning of centripetal and centrifugal forces. We know that fire will burn and that rain is wet. We can count on ice to chill and flowers to have colors. It is an established fact that the earth will turn on its axis with the suns moving in their established courses. They carefully follow God’s appointed schedule. While these and many other things are true, we cannot count on the past to come back to us, nor can we pre dict with certainty what tomorrow will be like. The future is not yours, it is God’s. For you, however, there is the now. Yesterday is in the tomb of time. Tomorrow is in the womb of the future. Only the now is yours. Pharaoh, when plagues were dev astating Egypt, said, “Tomorrow”. Felix, when troubled under Paul’s preaching, said, “Go thy way for this time. When I have a more con venient season, I will call for thee.” When God says, “Today”, do you say “Tomorrow” ? The Bible reminds us, “Today if you hear his voice, harden not your heart . . . Now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation.”
Tomorrow is a lamp without oil that has left many in darkness. To morrow is a guillotine that has de capitated hopes of heaven. Tomor row is a key that has locked many in dungeons of despair. “Now it is high time to wake out of sleep.” To morrow is the fool’s seed time. To morrow is not written in the al manac of time. Tomorrow is the key to the treasure chest which nobody has. If you never have accepted Christ as your personal Saviour by faith, you are lost now. “He that believ- eth on him is not condemned, but he that believeth not is condemned al ready because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.” You have set your will in the way that shuts out the divine communication of eternal life. Today is often crucified between two thieves: yesterday and tomor row. God says that all things are now ready. Everything has its hour. You have yours, and it is now! No where can you read in the Bible where God tells men to prepare for eternity at some future time. The tomorrow we may have is still in His hands. Today is yours. Hear God’s voice. Never mind about de bates or arguments or excuses. God speaks to you today. Hear His voice, set not your heart against Him. Use today so that if a tomorrow comes it will find you prepared. Today is the tomorrow you talked about yes terday. You have no certainty that you will live another day or even another hour. A young woman one time showed me her trousseau. “Tomorrow is the day,” she said gaily. That night she was killed in an automobile wreck. “Next Sunday,” said a man in my 17
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