The Bible warns us against presuming on tomorrow when it says “Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knoweth not what a day may bring forth” (Proverbs 27:1). We are not forbidden to plan for or to think about tomorrow, but we are told not to presume upon it. Instead we are told we should live each day with the consciousness that tomorrow may not be ours. It is so easy, in the hustle and bustle of life, to forget this.
It is both a blessing and a curse that we do not know what tomorrow will bring forth. If we knew the future our lives would be filled with either fear or boredom. Wouldn’t life be dull if we knew the future? What place would there be for adventure and exploration? If the future were known, life would be like watching an old late-night movi...