Knowing One Who Knows The Future

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Reading: John 16:17-33 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2016&version=NIV Reflection: One of the things that none of us really knows is the future. We sometimes think we do...but in reality we do not. None of us knows if we will have a job next month; if our health will be good next week; if our children will grow up to be faithful to Jesus or wander from the path. We make our plans and do our best, but one unplanned disaster occurs and all our planning is for not. However, as this passage makes clear, what we cannot know is crystal clear to Jesus. Jesus knew full well what was in His future...and He knows what is in ours as well. I find this quite comforting. It reminds me that so long as I stay connected to Jesus, I am connected to one who can safely guide me from day to day because nothing will come as a surprise to Him. So, as we begin this day, we all have our plans to go here and there. However, those plans may be turned upside down by the time breakfast is over. If that happens, let's be glad that while we may be caught off guard, Jesus can guide us safely through those events because He knows our future and can direct our paths.