FEBRUARY 6, 2026

“Remember this your lifetime through:

Tomorrow there will be more to do.

And failure waits for all who stay

With some success made yesterday.

Tomorrow you must try once more,

So when the moment of truth is here,

You will not have the time to fear.”

-John Wooden

EXODUS 39-40

42The Israelites had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 43Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed them.(39:42-43)

MATTHEW 24:1-22

9“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

JOURNAL 

In Exodus 39 and 40, the Israelites completed the work exactly as the Lord commanded. Moses inspected it, saw that it was done faithfully, and blessed them (Exodus 39:42–43). They were not asked to finish everything, only what was placed before them. Obedience in that moment was sufficient.

Jesus speaks just as plainly to His disciples in Matthew 24. He does not promise ease. He prepares them for hardship and calls them to stand firm (Matthew 24:9–13). Faithfulness, not comfort, is the measure. 

For all my life I have seen my past in terms of regret or nostalgia. I wish I could rewire my brain, but I am learning that yesterday does not need fixing. Yesterday and the past is no longer my life. Today, there is life to live, love to give, work to do, and a God who fills me with His Spirit. That is more than enough. How could I ask for more?? Yet there are days and moments when that is exactly my thought and wish...more, different. Why???

I think it's because there is more waiting and promised. But I don't get to know exactly what that is so I doubt. But the goodness of tomorrow is not mine to live yet...the only life I can live is today and today is truly amazing in all it's goodness. 

12When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

JOHN 8:12