LETS TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE

(Amsal 23: 18 Karena masa depan sungguh ada) I. THE BIG QUESTION Ayub 6:11 (The Message Bible) Where's the strength to keep my hopes up? What future do I have to keep me going? II. ALLAH MENYEDIAKAN DEPAN BAGI KITA TELAH MASA

Sedangkan orang baik -alangkah besar bedanya! Karena orang baik -- yang tidak bersalah, yang jujur, yang suka damai -- memiliki masa depan yang gemilang dan penuh dengan kebahagiaan (FAYH) Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future (NET Bible)

I Petrus 1:3-5 (The Message Bible) What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we've been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for including a future in heaven--and the future starts now! God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you'll have it all--life healed and whole. III. GAMBARAN MASA DARI ALLAH DEPAN

Amsal 24:14 Ketahuilah, demikian hikmat untuk jiwamu: Jika engkau mendapatnya, maka ada masa depan, dan harapanmu tidak akan hilang. V. ALLAH MEMPERLENGKAPI KITA MERAIH MASA DEPAN AMSAL 23:18 [That's] where your future lies. [Then] you won't be left with an armload of nothing. VI. MENYIKAPI MASA DEPAN Amsal 31:25 - Pakaiannya adalah kekuatan dan kemuliaan, ia tertawa tentang hari depan (TB) - Ia berwibawa dan dihormati; dan tidak khawatir tentang hari nanti (BIS) - Her clothes are well-made and elegant, and she always faces tomorrow with a smile (Message Bible) - Strength and honor [are] her clothing; She shall rejoice in time to come (NKJV) WHY??? a. Allah tahu yang Ia kerjakan Yeremia 29:11 I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out--plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.

Yeremia 29:11 Sebab Aku ini mengetahui rancangan-rancangan apa yang ada pada-Ku mengenai kamu, demikianlah firman TUHAN, yaitu rancangan damai sejahtera dan bukan rancangan kecelakaan, untuk memberikan kepadamu hari depan yang penuh harapan. IV. MERAIH MASA DEPAN Amsal 23:18 Janganlah iri hati kepada orang berdosa. Taatlah selalu kepada Allah supaya masa depanmu terjamin, dan harapanmu tidak hilang. Mazmur 37:37

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Allah memegang kendali Mazmur 31:15 My future is in your hands... Allah menjamin masa depan Mazmur 16:5 Lord, you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure.

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Pengkhotbah 7:14 When times are good, be happy. But when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one time as well as the other so that mortals cannot predict their future (GWT)

Mazmur 37:5 (NET bible) Commit your future to the Lord. Trust in Him, and He will act to your behalf. VII. MENJAWAB PERTANYAAN

Pengkhotbah 8:7 Karena tidak seorang pun mengetahui masa depan, bagaimana orang dapat mengetahui apa yang akan terjadi? Jaminan Bimbingan Tuhan Amsal 32:8 Aku hendak mengajar dan menunjukkan kepadamu jalan yang harus kau tempuh, Aku hendak memberi nasihat, mataKu tertuju kepadaMu. VIII. THE BEST COME IS YET TO

Roma 8:18 - In my opinion whatever we may have to go through now is less than nothing compared with the magnificent future God has in store for us. - I am of the opinion that there is no comparison between the pain of this present time and the glory which we will see in the future. Ayub 8:7 Then what you had in the past will seem small compared with the great