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29…KEEP TURNING THOSE PAGES

Good morning! Have you ever gotten so wrapped up in reading a great book that you’ve lost track of time? A good author will captivate you by bringing each character alive. As you read chapter after chapter, you can’t read fast enough so you can turn the page to see what will happen next. I like the “happily ever after” endings to a book, but it doesn’t always happen that way.

Our lives are often compared to a book. We go through chapter after chapter, daily turning the page to find out what will happen next. There will be twists and turns in the plot. We will experience things that we never thought would happen to us, both good and bad. We will take journeys that stretch us in all sorts of ways. We will gamble and take chances that we never knew we had the courage to do. We will experience great love, but also great loss. Sometimes we will feel like we are on a roller coaster, while other times we will be sailing on smooth waters. There will be times of prosperity, and seasons of need. Weeks will go by where we are confident of what will happen next and there will be times when we feel like we are flying by the seat of our pants, as the saying goes.

Even though we aren’t sure about the events in our lives, God is. Jeremiah 29:11 tells us about God’s plans for us. They are plans for “welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.” One truth about our biographies is that our chapters are written by the world’s best author, Jesus Christ. And the absolute best news is that if you’re a Christian, you already know how the last chapter of your story will end. Our final destination is Heaven, where we will live happily ever after. Praising God for that truth this morning. Our beautiful and rich stories aren’t finished yet, so keep turning those pages.

Lord, thank You for giving us the confidence that our lives as Believers are securely in Your hands. Thank You for the hope and future You give us. Amen.