Future

Since no one knows the future, so what do I know what is to come? For I am living today knowing that I will die someday. Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains. I am a good man, like the fool, I will not be remembered and someday, like the fool, I will be forgotten. There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. There is a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return. Who knows what is good for me in my life? Who can tell me what is happening to the earth after I am gone? I know that death is the destiny of every living person and I should take this to my heart. When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, I cannot predict my future. There is not a righteous person on earth who does what is right and never sins. Righteous people who get what the wicked deserve, and wicked people who get what the righteous deserve. We all share a common destiny-the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad. No one knows when our hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so we are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon us. No one knows what is coming- who can tell us what will happen? Our bodies will turn back dust and returns to the ground they came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Life is full of surprises. The possibilities for tomorrow are usually beyond my expectations. In reality, uncertain future is part of life. I must treat "today is my last day" because tomorrow may not come for me. Christ is more than a system, tradition, or belief. He is a Person who knows our needs, feels our pain, and sympathizes with our weakness. In exchange for our trust, He offers to forgive our sins, to intercede for us, and to bring us to His Father. He cried for us, died for us, and rose from the dead to show that He was all He claimed to be. Conquering death, He showed us that He can save us from our sins, live His life through us on earth, and then bring us safely to heaven. He offers Himself as a gift to anyone who will trust Him (John 20:24-31).