“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” Martin Luther

What if there was no tomorrow? What if the world ended today? What if – what if – what if? I can relate to what Martin Luther said in the above quote. Even though the future looks dark, even when we don’t have a great deal of hope for our country, even when it seems that the world has already gone to hell in a handbasket, we can’t give up. The future is secure when you know that God is in control.

Life here on planet earth can be rough. We hear about horrible acts of inhumanity on a daily basis. The news is filled with them. It wouldn’t take much to just throw our hands up in despair. There are so many roadblocks along the way. They start as we enter the world. Trying to make our way through the birth canal is quite a feat in itself. Every day after brings a new challenge and they will continue until we take our last breath. We hear rumors of wars, stories of wildfires eating up an entire countryside, hurricanes that devastate and crush everything in their way. Crime continues to reach the headlines. Young lives are destroyed with fentanyl and other drugs. The devil is working hard to make tomorrow look empty and hopeless. At a certain point in the life cycle, we may even wish for it to end, but that isn’t God’s plan for us.

He has made it possible for us to look forward to our life after death. There will be no more detours. There are no tears there – no suffering – no anxiety or stress. God’s heavenly paradise awaits everyone who chooses to follow Him. Sounds so easy, doesn’t it? The choosing is easy, but the following requires a lot more. We can’t simply ask for forgiveness and then go on living the way we did before. Jesus gives us the perfect example through the life He lived when He took on human form.

Today will lead to tomorrow, but if tomorrow doesn’t come, will we be prepared for the end of life as we know it? We push on with the hope of heaven. We look forward to each tomorrow. We live for God. When it looks like all is lost, remember that tomorrow is another day. (No reference to Scarlet O’Hara here.)