What will the world be like in 100 years from now. There have been so many changes in the last hundred years that I couldn't help but wonder what the future holds. Have you ever been given an idea from a Biblical perspective?
For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass: As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof shall know it no more. Psalm 103:14-16
This is an interesting question, —but only God knows what the world will be like a hundred years from now. Could anyone a hundred years ago have predicted what the world would be like today? I doubt it.
The Bible does, however, tell us several important truths about the future.
First, it reminds us that someday the world as we know it will come to an end; Christ will come again in glory to rule the world in perfect peace and justice. Could this happen before another century has passed? Yes, of course. As the Bible says, “Our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. … The day is almost here” (Romans 13:11-12).
The Bible also reminds us that no matter how much scientific or technical progress we make, some things will never change. The human heart does not change; our capacity for conflict and evil does not change; our need for God does not change. Yes, in some ways we’ve made startling progress in the last hundred years—and yet there never has been a bloodier century.
But something else will never change—and that is the Good News of Jesus Christ. By His death and resurrection we can be forgiven and reconciled to God—and when we put our trust in Him, we can face the future without fear. Yes, it’s interesting to speculate about the future—but what about today? Turn to Christ and put your life and your future into His hands.
Well, have you ever sat down and thought about the future. We worry so much about the here and now. We say, "I need to do this and I need to do that". When you are on the fast track maybe that is a good time to stop and think and remind yourself of some important issues: In 100 years, we will ALL be buried with all our relatives and friends.
Strangers will live in the homes we fought so hard to build, and they will possess all of our "stuff" that we worked so hard for. All of our possessions will be either in a junk yard or in some other person's possession.
Our descendants will hardly know who we were, and our co-workers descendants won't even know our names! Consider this, even with all of the focus on "genealogies" and DNA sites, how many of us even know our grandfather's father? How many facts can you even remember about them?
After we die, we may be remembered for a few more years, then we are just a portrait on someone's bookshelf, and a few years later our history, photos and deeds disappear in history's oblivion. We won't even be memories.
If we paused one day to analyze these questions, perhaps we would understand how ignorant and weak the dream to "achieve it all" really was.
If we could only think about this, surely our approaches, our thoughts would change, we would be different people.
Always having more, no time for what's really valuable in this life. I'd change all this to live and enjoy the walks I've never taken, the hugs I didn't give, the kisses for our children and our loved ones, the jokes we didn't have time for. Those would certainly be the most beautiful moments to remember, after all they would fill our lives with joy.
And some of us waste it day after day with greed, selfishness, envy, gossip. jealousy, etc.
Every minute of life is priceless and precious and it will never be repeated, so take time to enjoy, be grateful for, and celebrate your existence.
I have taped to my computer a little motto to live by. It is by Hunter S. Thompson
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming: “Wow! What a Ride!”
Today, take a moment to focus on the things that really matter. The things that will have eternal significance. The things which will last far beyond our life time!
For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass: As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof shall know it no more. Psalm 103:14-16
This is an interesting question, —but only God knows what the world will be like a hundred years from now. Could anyone a hundred years ago have predicted what the world would be like today? I doubt it.
The Bible does, however, tell us several important truths about the future.
First, it reminds us that someday the world as we know it will come to an end; Christ will come again in glory to rule the world in perfect peace and justice. Could this happen before another century has passed? Yes, of course. As the Bible says, “Our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. … The day is almost here” (Romans 13:11-12).
The Bible also reminds us that no matter how much scientific or technical progress we make, some things will never change. The human heart does not change; our capacity for conflict and evil does not change; our need for God does not change. Yes, in some ways we’ve made startling progress in the last hundred years—and yet there never has been a bloodier century.
But something else will never change—and that is the Good News of Jesus Christ. By His death and resurrection we can be forgiven and reconciled to God—and when we put our trust in Him, we can face the future without fear. Yes, it’s interesting to speculate about the future—but what about today? Turn to Christ and put your life and your future into His hands.
Well, have you ever sat down and thought about the future. We worry so much about the here and now. We say, "I need to do this and I need to do that". When you are on the fast track maybe that is a good time to stop and think and remind yourself of some important issues: In 100 years, we will ALL be buried with all our relatives and friends.
Strangers will live in the homes we fought so hard to build, and they will possess all of our "stuff" that we worked so hard for. All of our possessions will be either in a junk yard or in some other person's possession.
Our descendants will hardly know who we were, and our co-workers descendants won't even know our names! Consider this, even with all of the focus on "genealogies" and DNA sites, how many of us even know our grandfather's father? How many facts can you even remember about them?
After we die, we may be remembered for a few more years, then we are just a portrait on someone's bookshelf, and a few years later our history, photos and deeds disappear in history's oblivion. We won't even be memories.
If we paused one day to analyze these questions, perhaps we would understand how ignorant and weak the dream to "achieve it all" really was.
If we could only think about this, surely our approaches, our thoughts would change, we would be different people.
Always having more, no time for what's really valuable in this life. I'd change all this to live and enjoy the walks I've never taken, the hugs I didn't give, the kisses for our children and our loved ones, the jokes we didn't have time for. Those would certainly be the most beautiful moments to remember, after all they would fill our lives with joy.
And some of us waste it day after day with greed, selfishness, envy, gossip. jealousy, etc.
Every minute of life is priceless and precious and it will never be repeated, so take time to enjoy, be grateful for, and celebrate your existence.
I have taped to my computer a little motto to live by. It is by Hunter S. Thompson
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming: “Wow! What a Ride!”
Today, take a moment to focus on the things that really matter. The things that will have eternal significance. The things which will last far beyond our life time!
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