Our youngest, Ben Buchanan, is a missionary in Anchorage, Alaska. So, I asked him to throw some water in the air just outside his backdoor. The result was an instant cloud [t.ly/yKOMG]. James uses a similar analogy to humble us.

James 4:14–15 (ESV) 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. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”

Are you a forward focused thinker who is the captain of your own destiny? Or is your every step in the hands of the Almighty?

Whether it is because of the raging fires, the rumors of wars, or the death of a loved one – we will all benefit by saying: “If the Lord wills, we will live”.

Friend, are you ready to meet your Maker? As an adult (accountable for your actions) have you been totally immersed for the forgiveness of your sins, in the name of Jesus Christ, so that you may receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38)? And if so, are you allowing God to direct and determine yours steps (Jer.10:23; Pro.16:9)? Today is the day of salvation tomorrow may be too late.