From the Cross: Future Uncertainty
by David Chadwick
No one knows the future except God. He controls all (Psalm 24:1). The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness of it all! Genesis 1:1 reminds us that with one word, he created the world and began to write his story! And one day he will end his story (Revelation 22).
One day, all of time will be fulfilled and God will make his new heaven and new earth, a home without sin or blemish.
This is God’s world. He created it. He controls it. He knows everything…including the future! Uncertainty of the future is another sin pattern that hangs people up. Many in our congregation nailed this to the cross right before Easter, 2025.
I believe Jesus knew this would be hard for people, which is why he taught his disciples to pray like this, “Give us today our daily bread.” He knew that there was no point in worrying about tomorrow (Matthew 6:34). Tomorrow would have enough worries of its own and wisdom would call us to simply ask the Lord to meet us day by day.
We must trust God for all that we may need today. He will provide it! He promised that he would!
Developing this confidence in the Lord and learning how to trust him with our future should leave us confident in the most uncertain circumstances… yes, even death!
Some psychological analysts have estimated that 90% of all problems are rooted in fear, especially the fear of death. But death holds no power in the life of a believer in Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:55-58). When our lives are in Christ, what happens to him happens to us! Because he died and was raised to a new life, we, too, will be raised to a new life!
As someone once said, “We don’t know what the future holds, but we do know who holds the future.” Our lives are in the Father’s hands. He holds every second of our lives in his majestic, celestial hands. In him alone we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28).
Therefore, we need to fear nothing…especially the future!
Now enjoy today to the full!