Go, consecrate the people. Tell them, 'Consecrate yourselves in preparation for tomorrow; for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: That which is devoted is among you, O Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove it.
Joshua 7:13
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Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Matthew 6:27
And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and gone tomorrow, won't he more surely care for you? You have so little faith! "So don't worry about having enough food or drink or clothing. Why be like the pagans who are so deeply concerned about these things? Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs, and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.
Matthew 6:30-33 (NLT)
So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today.
Matthew 6:34 (NLT)
The Wise Way:
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Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Proverbs 27:1
"Come," each one cries, "let me get wine! Let us drink our fill of beer! And tomorrow will be like today, or even far better."
Isaiah 56:12
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil.
James 4:14,16
A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
Proverbs 22:3
The Wise Way:
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Look here, you people who say, "Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit."
James 4:13
Since no man knows the future, who can tell him what is to come?
Eccles. 8:7
Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that."
James 4:15
The Wise Way:
We can gather our thoughts, but the Lord gives the right answer.
Proverbs 16:1 (NLT)
We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.
Proverbs 16:9 (NLT)
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Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins.
James 4:17
Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act. Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow"-- when you now have it with you.
Proverbs 3:27-28
The Wise Way:
We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 2:3-4
Indeed, God is ready to help you right now. Today is the day of salvation.
2 Corinthians 6:2