“Yet you
do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a
little while and then vanishes away.” (v.14)
Today’s passage is a sobering reminder that life is filled with
uncertainty. James makes it very clear that life is "a vapor that appears
for a little time and then vanishes away." And because of this we ought to
say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that" (v.15).
Managing our financial futures, planning for retirement,
developing a living trust, working hard looking ahead to our golden years, these are
important and show good wisdom. However, because any day, may be our final day
on earth, we also need to be sure that we are just as ready to stand before God
as well.
Are you prepared to meet your maker? If not, now is a good time to repent of your sin, ask Him into your heart, and to become the LORD of your life.
The Truth: “Indeed,
You have made my days as
handbreadths, and my age is as
nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor.” (Psalm 39:5)
