Dear Reader,
Uncertainty. Life is filled with it. People ask - what will the future look like? Will my children succeed in life? Will I leave behind a legacy when God calls me home? Life is full of mysteries, questions about the future and the unknown. God is "working to a plan" and we don't always comprehend.
Solomon in the book of Ecclesiastes picks up on the this theme. In Chapter 3 starting with verse 10, Solomon writes, "I have seen the burden God has laid on men. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end." According to these verses, God has set the concern of eternity in our hearts, an indication that we are all made with a desire for more than we know in this life.
The point of the book of Ecclesiastes in simple: "Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man (12:13)." God's work endures forever, and we as humans cannot add to or take away from it. But He has also given man glimpses into His mighty plan for us through the Bible. This is what I feel Solomon meant by God setting eternity in the hearts of man. We all have a desire to understand "the unknown." Through the Bible, God shows us the true meaning of life. This should direct our reverence back toward our Creator. Many people around the world, however, have yet to know their Creator and their Savior. This should drive us to our knees!
Friends, when you start feeling anxious and uncertain about what the future will hold, remember to turn to God's Word. Just as the Holy Spirit inspired the Biblical writers, He inspires and guides us in all life's circumstances. God continues to call us - and all mankind - to walk in His ways. Let's be part of God's grand divine plan for this world. At the same time, it is wonderful to realize that He is interested in all the smallest details of our lives. He knows the plans He has for us, plans to propser us and not to harm us, plans to give us hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11).
~Sara
