What is next…for you?

Each day, week, month, or year that passes, one is left to wonder what is next for planet Earth.

Of course, the wonderment comes against the background of what is occurring in our troubled world. When it’s not political turmoil, governments in crisis financially, morally, or socially, it’s war, social unrest, famine, energy issues, climate matters, natural disasters creating havoc, family breakdowns, horrible crimes, drug abuse, human trafficking, and the list goes on.

What comes next? What is the next or new challenge for humanity to survive as a species? It’s a fair question. After all, aren’t we survivors when we rise from our slumber to face a new day?

We take for granted the food that we eat, the air that we breathe, our homes, our jobs, and our families. We take for granted that the sun will rise tomorrow, and it will. But I must hasten to add this question: Will the sun be rising for all eternity? Will there be a day when the sun will not rise in the east and set in the west – a day when the moon will no longer make its scheduled appearance? A day when the stars will glitter no more?

Human beings tend to live as if life is permanent, that we will live forever. How often do we stop or pause from our busy schedule to “think on these things.” Yet these things are our reality; they are not pipe dreams or fantasies. They govern every aspect of our lives, and because they do, we cannot ignore them.

We live in a sphere of uncertainty for every second that we breathe. In other words, we live for the moment, because we don’t know what is next. The word of God says, “James 4:13-17 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— ¹⁴ yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.

Isaiah describes life as grass – temporary.  The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: ⁷ The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. ⁸ The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. Isa. 40:6.

Other scriptures point to the futility of life – life is temporary, we are dust. That reality is facing us as physical beings who are here today and gone tomorrow. As a result, we need to ask the question: What is next for YOU as a human being?  What is next for planet Earth?

The great King Solomon, a man of wisdom, saw the futility of life. We can learn from him.   Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.¹¹ I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. Ecc. 9:8-11.

The Creator of the Universe, the God of the Holy Bible, has a plan for humanity. He created every human being for a purpose. It’s up to us to find and choose that purpose. He’s calling many sons and daughters to learn more about His plans for His creation. What comes next in our lives is uncertain, but one thing we do know God knows what the future holds for humanity. Jesus, the Christ, will return soon to establish His kingdom on Earth, a Kingdom with no end. And the good news is this kingdom will replace all human kingdoms – free from corruption, political turmoil, and all the shortcomings associated with human rule.

Acts 2: 38. And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

2 Peter 3: 9. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

Unlike human governments, Jesus will fulfill every promise He has ever made. He promises utopia – a time will come when there will be no more death, sorrow, pain, suffering, and injustice. That’s the upcoming enormous and awesome item on humanity’s calendar. To achieve that Jesus, the Christ must return to Earth to establish His kingdom first. That is next. Are you ready for this next event which is going to be the most significant in human history?  For more on this subject, download FREE our pamphlet, HOW YOU CAN ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD.