Planing for The Future, Intro

Dinner? Vacation? Retirement? 

We all do it. Willfully, purposefully, or even subconsciously, we plan for the future from the time we are kids. When we are kids, we plan on when we become adults. We can't wait. People ask us, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" We answer "Astronaut. Cop. Firefighter. Doctor, Lawyer?" ETC. Then we grow up. We regret being so quick to give up our Childhood.

As adults, we plan for the future. We plan out dinner. We work all week for our Day off that we what? Make plans for. We work all year for what? Vacation. Which we what? Plan for. Most of us work all our lives for what? Retirement. Which we try to plan for. Then there are some who even plan for their own death.

We write living Wills so we are not hooked up to machines. We write actual Wills to say who gets our stuff when we do die. We tell our kids, "The plot is paid for. The coffin is bought. The Cremation is paid for. Donate my body to Science," ETC

But are you really planning for the future? What if I told you that you were going to leave this earth, AKA physically die, in one week. How would that change your perspective? How would that change your life? What would you do if you knew that this was the last Sunday you will ever see. The last Monday. I hear some of you saying, "Last Monday? Thank God." But seriously, what if? How would you spend your last week.?

Jesus tells us this.

"Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.” Luke 12:15-21

Do not be so worried about the future here, that you forget to prepare for the future after here. You do not know when that time is coming for you. for this Rich man, it was that very night. Do you not know that The Word tells us life is so very short?

"Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit” yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” James 4:13-15

So in this series, we will be discussing three areas in which we should be preparing for the Future after here.

Condition of our Soul.

A Work Plan,

Our 401 E

When Jesus was telling us of the types of people there are in the World, He specified this one group, I believe, because it is so easy to be a member of this group. Notice how He words this.

"As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful." Matthew 13:22

How can we prevent this? By actively seeking the Kingdom. Actively seeking God. Reading His Word. Praying, and spending time with God Himself. Get your mind right. Settle your Soul. Create a Work plan. Who and what are you working for? Weekend? Vacation? Retirement? Or are you working for God? For His Kingdom? Which is your kingdom? How is your 401 E anyway? Are you sure?

Join us for the next three weeks as we will discuss in-depth, Planning for the Future.

Do you know Jesus as your Savior? Have you been adopted into the Family of God? If not, say this Prayer. Right now. Wherever you may be. Say it in your own words, and do not doubt in your heart. God will hear you. He will send the Spirit of Life to you. Let us Pray.

"Oh heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Jesus's sacrifice for me. I believed He raised from the dead. I repent my sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Jesus, Amen!"

That's it. It really is that simple. Now go tell someone what you have just done. "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." Romans 10:9. You need to find a Church that God leads you to and be Baptized the way Jesus said to be. You are now a Child of God. A New Creature. You "have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him."Colossians 3:10

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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. 2 Corinthians 13

Until next time, be blessed, be a blessing, and Jesus is Lord!!