100 Years From Now . . .

I went to a visitation tonight for my Great Aunt. She lived to be 100 years old. Oh, the things she saw in her life! The good, and the bad. The awesome, the mundane. The grief, and the joy. What an amazing life to live.

Consider the past 100 years.

Wars have reshaped the map of the world time and again. Nations have risen, fallen, and risen again.  Alliances have been formed and broken. Enemies are now allies. We have gone from plodding on muddy roads astride horses to riding rockets to the moon. Medicine, communication, work, family, religion--nothing is the same. Change is the only constant.

What changes will the next 100 years bring?

Of course, no one knows. But of this we can be sure--change will come. Will those changes be as drastic as those of the past 100 years? It is hard to imagine, but who can say? How will people communicate and travel? What form will money take? What nations will rise, fall, unite? Will there be another War to end all wars, or unimaginable peace? What role will faith play in peoples lives?

Do we even have 100 years?

Many would say no. They would say that God will pull the plug on this evil world long before then. And I cannot argue--it would seem justified. Were God like me, He would not have tarried this long. But God is not like me. His ways are not my ways. His plan is beyond my understanding. No one can say when His day will come, but know this: It will come. Of that you can be assured.

How will you live?

Consider, for a moment, that you will live to be 100 years old. What do you think you will see? More importantly, how do you want to be remembered?