Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why don’t you know how to interpret this time?
Luke 12:56
This is one of the consistent messages of Scripture. Humanity spends a lot of time predicting for ourselves what we think might happen next. We spend a lot of our resources trying to determine what the future holds.
Weather tracking systems are a perfect example of this. They can help us avoid loss of life and possessions. But we very often fail to even think about the cosmic timetable. Predicting this new 2022 is important to us. Yet knowing what eternity holds for us is not considered nearly as much.
Because of the message of the prophets, there was a lot of material from which to make a determination concerning the timetable of God. Only God knows exactly what will happen. And yet, He has chosen to reveal a lot of things to us in His Word.
Heavenly Father, You are the God of this new year we have before us. It is Yours in every way. Every day of it is meant to be lived for You. And the story of this year is about You. Each day in it is new because of You. And each day is a gift. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.