Last Friday brought folks in our region face to face with the biblical truth found in James 4:13-14 which says, "Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit'; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away." The instrument of that confrontation was an earthquake.
While the quake that occurred about 40 miles from us wasn't one of the California variety, it was enough to get our attention. At 5.4 on the Richter scale with tremblors lasting 45 seconds the event literally shook many of us out of bed. My first thoughts were that something was terribly wrong with the furnace. Visions of an exploding house passed through my mind. It didn't take long to realize that it was an earthquake but in that brief time I was reminded of just how uncertain life is.
The stuff we hang on to in our lives could easily be taken away in a moment. Life itself has no guarantee for tomorrow. That is why it is essential that our dependence be on the Eternal One rather than people and things that may speedily pass away. We must daily give thanks to God for what He allows us to enjoy and order our lives and activities in view of the brevity and uncertainty of life and the certainty of eternity. Tomorrow may be lived in the literal presence of Jesus. Today must be lived knowing He is present in our lives.
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