DAILY BREAD OF LIFE

(KJV.)  JAMES 4:13-15

(13)  Go to now,  ye that say,  To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
(14)  Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow.  For what is your life?  It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
(15)  For that ye ought to say, if the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

FIELD OF DREAMS

Brethren, we are as flowers of the field of dreams; we bloom in the mornings and fade away in the evenings, we dream about future plans, what we desires and anticipates to do on this planet earth by our own human efforts everyday; however, the earth and its contents belongs to our Father, and Jesus Christ is the Lord of heaven and on earth; as humans created by our Father, we do not have control over our souls but he does knows our days on earth; therefore, let us not boast ourselves of what we will do today or tomorrow; but seek the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to do all things in life; for we really do not know what will happen in the days ahead; as humans, we live our lives in dreams everyday of things we desires to do, we talk about ways and means to manifest our own self efforts and glories; however, all glory belongs to our Father, we live by his grace; without the grace of our Father through Jesus Christ, we cannot do anything ourselves; when we wake up in the mornings, it is by grace, breathe in the air into our nostrils, it is by grace, move our bodies around on earth, it is by grace, talk, eat and drink water, it is by grace; we do all these gestures by the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, not by our own human efforts; therefore, grace has been in existence since creation of the world;  (i)  when Adam and Eve disobeyed our Father in the garden of Eden, ate the forbidden fruit, suddenly their fleshly eyes opened up, became aware that they walk around in nakedness; it was by the grace of our Father that he made coats of skin, to cover up their nakedness, for, at that time, they did not know how to clothe themselves; (Genesis 3:21);  (ii)  when our Father decided to destroy the world with water, Noah was a righteous man, therefore, him and his household found grace in the eyes of our Father, (Genesis 6:8); our Father saved seven members of his household by the grace of Noah; there are several manifestations of the grace of our Father from creation until this twenty-first century, let us be thankful and embrace his grace forevermore.  

Case in point; in reference to the above text, Apostle James is saying, as humans, created by our Father, we do not have control over our own souls but he does; therefore, when we decide to make future undertakings in life; we ought to pray about things, seek the will of our Father, include him in our plans, know that he can disrupt our plans, change things around in his own sovereignty, he has the upper hand in all our undertakings; therefore, let us be aware of his dominion and if we boast ourselves, with prideful words, regarding our undertakings or achievements in life; he can change our glories into shame; for it is written, "And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted." (Matthew 23:12).

Fruit of thought, Apostle James asked, "For what is this life?; we are just a breath of life, we breathe in and breathe out gases such as oxygen at all times, without breath of oxygen gases, our bodies will not function properly; in biblical perspectives, it is the indwelling spirit of our Father, residing within our innermost spirits that is our main source of existence; therefore, if our Father decides to withdraw our source of powers and energies from our mortal bodies, we are doomed, and sleep in death, for it is written;  "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." (John 6:63); therefore, Jesus is our source of existence, let us not speak in arrogance, but rather humble ourselves in the mighty hand of our Father, control our mouths when we speak, know that our Father is in control of our lives, Jesus taught his disciples to say in their prayers, "Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven," (Matthew 6:10); also, when Jesus prayed in the garden of Gethsemane the second time, he said, "O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. (Matthew 26:42); therefore, let us yield ourselves to the will of our Father, for we are not of our own selves but he is our creator, Father of All in his own Sovereignty and allow his will to be done in our lives forevermore;

CONCLUSION:

Dearly beloved, as believers, let us always invite the will of our Father into our undertakings in life; for, it is only by his grace, that we existed on this planet earth, and are able to walk in his goodness and mercies, good health and vitality; when we make decisions of life  let us ask the Holy Spirit for sense of directions, if we pray to Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, he will give us wisdom to make rightful choices, allow his will to be done in lives forevermore;  Oh Father, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior forever and evermore.  Amen and Amen!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  Acts 18:21  But bade them farewell, saying,  I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will.  And he sailed from Ephesus.