If only we knew..

So you go to the store to buy some milk. It's a great walk: the grass is green and freshly cut. The sun is shining and there is gentle breeze to cool you off. "Wow. I'm so glad that I decided to walk instead of drive," you say. Just at that moment, a car comes racing down the road, skids out of control, and crashes into a telephone pole just in front of you. The driver crawls out of the car, bleeding profusely. He gasps once, breathing his last at your feet. Still glad you're on that walk?

What do we know about the future? We count the grass and sun as blessings and the dead man as a curse on our walk, ruining what was so pleasant a few seconds before. We wish, because of the horror of the crash, that we had never gone on that walk. But what if you had driven instead? Would you have been in that crash? Maybe...

There is an assurance that Christians hold, a confidence in the future that I hold dear. As Paul said, "To live is Christ, to die is gain". We can enjoy the grass and air, appreciating the goodness God has created, but we can do it without fear of its removal. Were the loveliness to be replaced with a mangling disaster, the Christian can live for Christ..or die, and gain the reward of heaven, thankful that his earthly task is completed. Do you have that confidence, the seal on your life that brings release from worry and anxiety?

Take a look at the God of Abraham and Adam: he is offering you a chance at peace and life.