Tending to Our Future by David Jeremiah

Monday, June 25 Tending to Our Future    In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other, so that man can find out nothing that will come after him.  Ecclesiastes 7:14    In 1636, a devout Baptist Christian named Roger Williams was exiled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England for views differing with the Puritans. He founded the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, so-named by Williams because of what he saw as “God’s merciful providence,” which he believed guided him there. Providence became the capital of Rhode Island.

Recommended Reading: Proverbs 16:9

Providence is not only a biblical word, it also reflects biblical ideas. The word comes from the Latin word for “foresee or attend to,” an appropriate way to think of God’s knowledge of the future as He attends to the needs of His people. In the midst of a difficult situation, Williams credited God’s providence with leading him to a new location for pursuing Christian religious freedom. It suggests to us the same: Regardless of today’s trials, God knows the future and is tending to our life to meet our needs. Whatever your need today, trust in the providence of a good and gracious God. Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to God’s love, and the future to God’s providence. Augustine