The Year 2025 is now history. It came into our lives like a whirlwind, and most of us can hardly believe that it passed so quickly. The experiences of the past year have either been wonderful and fulfilling, or they have been hurtful and have left us feeling empty. I guess it all depends upon one’s experience; leaving some with the desire to forget 2025 ever happened.
The New Year, 2026 looms before us with new challenges, new opportunities, and new experiences. Though it is necessary for us to recall the past, and perhaps learn from it, we must not linger there because we cannot ride into the future on the glory of past accomplishments, or the depression of past failures; rather we must move forward and upward to greater and better things.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could see the future and know what things the New Year hold for us? Or, would it? Would knowing the future excite us, or would it cause us anxiety and fear? Well, fortunately we cannot know the future, and in truth, we can’t even see past the end of our own nose! We have no idea what tomorrow may bring.
Not knowing the future often brings questions, and sometimes leads to anxiety. Will our job hold out? Will we have the money to pay the bills and sustain ourselves? Will we be able to pay the rent or buy groceries? If we worry about those things, we are in good company because two-thousand years ago a multitude faced the same questions.
In Matthew 6:31-32 a vast multitude sat before Jesus as He preached to them His famous ‘Sermon on the Mount.’ The people represented a complete cross-section of humanity: rich and poor, healthy and sick, carefree and those who were filled with the everyday cares of this world. Jesus said to them, “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.”
God knows our needs. There is nothing of which He is not aware. He is already in your tomorrow. Therefore, it only stands to reason that if God knows your need before you ever have it; then He already has a solution and has made provision for you. The key to having peace about the unknown of our tomorrow is found in verses 33-34. Jesus said, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
Seeking God and His will and way for us will not only give us peace about the future, but it will also assure us that God is in control of all things. He always takes care of His own.
Jerry L. Dunn is pastor of Oak Street Baptist Church, Kingman.
