The hits just keep coming, as more and more bad news filters out of the Middle East. We watch the growing unrest, and have to wonder: what's coming next? Is this it? Is this the beginning of the End? I'll be honest: I don't know, and I'm not going to speculate. I was not gifted with prophetic insight and, though I could probably make a few guesses here and there, they would be only that: guesses.
But you know what? The good news is, we don't have to guess. As a matter of fact, Jesus says that, if we are focused on those things over which we have no control, we're missing the point.
Matthew 6:33-34 says, "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
As Christ-followers, we have things we need to focus on. A job to do. To "Go into the world and make disciples..." We are not to focus on tomorrow, because we have work to do today. Instead, we know that Our God knows what's coming tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that, until the End of the Age. He doesn't want us focusing on that, which is why He said we'll never know (Matthew 24:36).
We must, for sure, be concerned about those living and working under these terrifying circumstances. We must lift them up to God in prayer. But let us do that today, and focus on God's work for us this moment, and give tomorrow to the One who already knows how it all turns out.
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