There are so many problems in this life. As we get closer to the end of this age the problems are increasing.
Scripture tells us we should not worry about the future.
Yahweh has something so much better in store for us than we can imagine.
Let’s learn what it is, when we will see it, and what we must do until then.
What Scripture Says About Worrying About the Future
Yeshua taught that His followers should not live in fear or anxiety about tomorrow because Yahweh knows our needs and is working out a far greater purpose than this present life.
Do Not Worry About Tomorrow
Matthew 6:31-34
"Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' ... For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness... Therefore do not worry about tomorrow."
Luke 12:32
"Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."
1 Peter 5:7
"Casting all your care upon Him; for He cares for you."
Why We Should Not Worry
Because this life is temporary.
James 4:14
"For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away."
2 Corinthians 4:17-18
"For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory."
The trials, losses, sicknesses, and disappointments of this age are temporary. Yahweh's plan extends far beyond our present physical lives.
What Yahweh Has Prepared For His People
Eternal Life in His Kingdom
1 Corinthians 2:9
"Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."
Revelation 21:3-4
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain."
Resurrection From the Grave
John 5:28-29
"All who are in the graves shall hear His voice, and shall come forth."
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
"The Lord Himself shall descend from heaven... and the dead in Christ shall rise first."
Becoming Spirit Beings
1 Corinthians 15:51-53
"We shall all be changed... this mortal must put on immortality."
Ruling With Yeshua
Revelation 5:10
"And have made us kings and priests unto our God: and we shall reign on the earth."
Revelation 20:6
"They shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years."
What Must We Do?
Seek Yahweh First
Matthew 6:33
"Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness."
Repent and Obey
Acts 2:38
"Repent, and be baptized... and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
Revelation 14:12
"Here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Yeshua."
Endure Faithfully
Matthew 24:13
"He who endures to the end shall be saved."
Hebrews 10:35-37
"Cast not away therefore your confidence... For yet a little while, and He that shall come will come, and will not delay."
When Will These Promises Come?
At the return of Yeshua.
Matthew 24:29-31
"Immediately after the tribulation... they shall see the Son of Man coming... and He shall gather His elect."
1 Corinthians 15:52
"At the last trumpet... the dead shall be raised incorruptible."
Revelation 11:15
"The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ."
The Message of Hope
The believer's focus is not on preserving this temporary life at all costs, but on the coming Kingdom of Yahweh.
Romans 8:18
"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."
Hebrews 13:14
"For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come."
Philippians 3:20-21
"Our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior... who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body."
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DO NOT FEAR THE FUTURE
✓ Yahweh knows what you need
✓ Your life is only a vapor
✓ The dead will rise again
✓ The faithful will receive immortality
✓ Yeshua is returning
✓ The Kingdom of Yahweh is coming to Earth
"Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom." — Luke 12:32
One day closer to the resurrection. One day closer to the Kingdom.
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