The Future

 2 Peter 2:6, 1 John 3:2, Revelations 4:1

Have you ever wished for knowledge of the future? Have you ever proclaimed how wonderful it would be to know the future? Do you still feel that way? Do you know what you are asking for? Look at where you are now and consider that question again. Biblical individuals that were granted that wish/request found it a horrifying vision. Would you have wanted to know what you had to go through before it happened to arrive at this moment in your life? There are both good and bad possibilities as an answer to these questions. Where you start does not define where you end. It is the life you live that defines how that ending turns out. Knowing it beforehand changes nothing. We are not in control of it. If you chose a life outside of Christ you will not be finding a rainbow there that is permanent. (2 Peter 2:6) Following Christ and placing our life in His hands will provide a definite ending to this life. Whether it is the expected or not is still not up to us. (1 John 3:2) The future we live in is even more unsettled. Look around you. Do you like what you see? Does the future excite you with its possibilities? I am not a doom and gloom person but neither am I someone who will paint future possibilities as rosy and secure. Life does not work that way and this age we live in is rife with trial and strife. 1 John 3:2 states the only thing we can be sure of, we are His and we will be like Him when he returns. It is only important that we strive in the moment to be as patient and Christ like as our earthly life will permit. To not do so would invite a repeat of 2 Peter 2:6. Revelations 4:1 is the beginning of the revelation of the fate of humanity. It is a future that no one knows but all Christians long for, The coming of the Lord. I am content to wait on the Lord and that day. 

The image this week is one MDW has used many different versions of as far as coloring is concerned. It is fun doing these and the possibilities for coloring are only limited by the number of colors available.

I included the Copic colors in the image itself to eliminate photographing, adjusting and resizing two images instead of one. Hope you enjoyed this image. There are three more to come and two of them are quite different. 

That does it for this week. Please take care of yourself and remember to always "Love The Details." God Bless.