Wait Until Tomorrow

When I was in junior college, I had a Bible teacher who used to tell our class, "You think it is bad today; wait until tomorrow." Maybe that was an escathological statement wrapped in sarcasm. Maybe he embraced a post tribulation view that the church would experience the whole tribulation before the return of Christ. Maybe he was just a pessimistic man. I don't really know, but the sad thing about it, that was almost all I remember of his class. It really gets me thinking about how I am reaching people. Am I allowing God to work through me? Maybe I am letting my pessimistic self get through and rule my life. Is that really the fruit I want remembered? Is that really the fruit I want to answer for one day before God?

Each day I have an opportunity to share God's fruit with others who are in desperate need of nourishment. When I look back on the proceeding days of my life and ministry many times I am ashamed of the bitter fruit I gave to others. I can rationalize it and say, "I just had a bad day." That would be letting myself off the hook. I see sick, scared, hurting and dying people every day. Maybe my days are not so bad. All I have to do is wait until tomorrow.