Back to the Future!

Revelation 1 (The Message)

 ^1-2A revealing of Jesus, the Messiah. God gave it to make plain to his servants what is about to happen. He published and delivered it by Angel to his servant John. And John told everything he saw: God's Word— the witness of Jesus Christ!

How amazing would it be to know the future. Countless movies and books have been written about time travel and going forward in time. What would you do if you knew what was going to happen to you tomorrow? My first thoughts are I could really profit. I could find out the lottery ticket numbers and then go back and pick them. You could check out the stock prices and make some great investments. If you knew people who got in car accidents, you could go back and try to influence the events so it wouldn't happen. If you knew and then changed your actions, you would have to go back to the future and see what happened next. You would have to keep doing this to see the results of your changed actions. It's starting to sound pretty complicated. In reality, the only  one who can change the future is God. His plan is perfect. Regardless what we do, his plan will continue. The future isn't something we can influence. Even if we could somehow travel to the future, God would be one step ahead of us. His plans will not change. So, it doesn't help us to go Back to the Future!
The book of Revelation starts out with this verse. This book is the revealing of God's final plans. It's a warning and it's a promise. As Christians we've been trying to explain to the world what the future will hold. The problem is most people don't believe it. They aren't interested in the future. If the future meant they were going to win the lottery, they would be VERY interested. All we're trying to explain is the difference between eternal life and eternal death. I just can't understand why the world isn't more interested.
God hasn't kept the future a big secret. As a matter of fact he has revealed it very clearly. Guess what? HE wins! Jesus will return and the final victory has been decided. This should be very comforting to his followers. If it's so comforting,  why do we worry and fret so much about today? Can we change the future? NO. This is not some Hollywood movie. You can't change the future. God has already set the future. His plans have been revealed. As followers, we don't have to worry, we don't have to stress out about what is ahead of us. We just need to rest in the arms of God and accept his loving grace and his perfect plan.

Dear Lord, You are such an awesome and powerful God. We worry and fret about what will happen tomorrow, next week, next year, and the end of time. Why?  I know you already have decided the future. Your plans are complete. Please help me accept your plan. Help me to accept the perfect plan you have laid out before me. I am excited to be yours. i am excited to be included in your eternity. Thank you Lord for your Love. Amen!