Victorious Foresight

Read Proverbs 14

The prudent understand where they are going, but fools deceive themselves.

Proverbs 14:8

Wouldn’t it be great to see into the future? To have the ability to bypass future mistakes? In a way, Christians have this ability. God has given us a precious gift––the gift of “sight.”

This sight is not like the false sight of fortune-tellers or magicians. It is the spiritual ability to see who is in the future, instead of merely what is in the future. So, we no longer blindly grope around in this life as those who are lost. Christ is our future and our hope.

Just as a successful marathon runner knows the location of the finish line before setting goals for the race, we identify Christ as our finish line. This great knowledge allows us to set daily goals for wise living. In the end, each day of our lives may be lived victoriously if we remember our final outcome. The Christian’s race is already won through Christ’s victory on the cross. And when we cross the finish line of life, we will be in Christ’s presence.

A WORD FOR TODAY

Wisdom offers foresight.

Lord, help me to look ahead to you so that I may live victoriously.