Yesterday and Tomorrow

Yesterday is gone and Tomorrow may never come
Psalms 95:7-8
Introduction:
A. I am reminded many times in life of hearing about the past.
a. Whether it be myself talking about my past, or if some one else is telling me about there past history,
b. Or even in school hearing and learning about US and European history
B. There have been times where people have talked about how they wish to change their past.
a. From their own decisions, or other things
C. People look at their past and dwell in the past.
a. Knowing that the past can’t be changed
b. As much as we would like a time machine to tell ourselves what is a good decision and what is a bad decision we can’t change that
c. What was done was done and we can’t change it
d. But we can improve
D. Then there are those who look ahead to the future.
a. Wanting better educate themselves for the future
i. Having a good and steady job, family, etc.
E. Or there is the famous comment
a. “well we will see about this tomorrow”
F. There is a song that I have heard many times growing up written by a somewhat well-known artist. “If tomorrow ever comes”
a. How true is this song?
b. Many dwell of looking ahead putting some things off in life.
c. Waiting for tomorrow
d. When knowledge comes up in knowing that tomorrow may never come (James 4:13-14)
i. Not boasting and looking ahead
ii. Life is short
G. Today is the day
a. Not well I heard it before
b. Or maybe I will listen tomorrow
i. (Acts 17:32)
1. Today is the day
H. Look at our text
a. Today if you will hear his voice.
i. Not if you heard before or if you will hear tomorrow
ii. But today.
I. So let’s open our Bibles and Study on this Matter

I. Yesterday is Gone
A. Yesterday is a day that has come and gone.
B. How many times in life we may have wanted to change what we may have done to ourselves and others?
a. Whether we may have harmed ourselves or put others in danger or at risk
C. However bad our past may have been we can still change from what we may have been before
a. (I Peter 4:3) How we may have walked in our past lifetime doing bad things or as Peter put the will of the Gentiles
i. Fortune cookie And radio program on sex
ii. Also Girl at Mount Union
D. How many times we may think that because of our past God may not accept us.
a. But he provides a way of escape from sin for everyone. (Matt 9:13)
i. He came to save sinners
ii. That is why he gave us a way of escape.
E. To change our past
a. Thus leading to repentance. (Luke 13:3)
i. Meaning to make a change and turn to God (Acts 26:20)
ii. Seeing the error in ones life
iii. To see, to change, and to keep from falling back into error
iv. If you repent you want to make change.
F. Yesterday is gone and there is change needed in one’s life (Romans 3:23)
a. To flee from sin

II. Tomorrow may never come
A. Tomorrow is something that is ahead
a. For what is tomorrow “yesterday’s today”
B. How many times do we hear “I will do it tomorrow” or “can’t it wait till tomorrow”
a. We need to have a change in these thoughts
C. Jesus says not to worry (Matthew 6:34)
D. Go back to (James 4:13-14)
a. Don’t boast about tomorrow (Proverbs 27:1)
i. We don’t know what will come forth
b. Our lives are unexpected
E. If we always look up in the sky and dream and wish it were tomorrow.
a. It may never come
F. Jesus talks about it in the gospels so much that the earth is coming to an end and only the Father knows when it will come.
a. As in the days of Noah (Matthew 24:36-39)
b. Many were doing what they wanted to do in those days
c. Thinking about tomorrow
d. Didn’t listen to Noah
e. What Happened?
i. When Noah entered the ark the floods came and took the lives of many
ii. Thinking about tomorrow and not obeying God.
G. We are told to watch (Matthew 24:42-44) and pray (Matthew 26:41)
H. Tomorrow may never come and we should think about the change today
Conclusion:
A. If we have these thoughts of dwelling in the past and thinking about tomorrow it is dangerous.
B. If dwell in the past how can we change?
a. Always wishing we could change ourselves back then or Thinking along the lines of “well I was so bad back then that I don’t think God will accept me”
b. God provided us a way of escape to change ourselves
i. To seek him
ii. To repent of the past sins
iii. To confess who we are seeking
iv. And to be baptized
v. Living faithfully everyday
vi. Start it today
C. To not look ahead to tomorrow
a. Don’t waste anymore time
b. Start a new life today
c. Tomorrow may never come
d. Today is the day of salvation.
e. Tomorrow may be too late.
D. Invitation