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James 4:13–16 ESV

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

Myth of a risk-free life

Q: Can anyone remove all the risks from life?

You can't put enough padlocks on your door to prevent a heart attack. You can't guarantee you will get another breath. There is no guarantee of safety in this life, even if you take precautions.

You can't protect your assets (), however hard you try.

You can't protect your physical family, either.

There is eternal safety, if you will accept it, in Jesus Christ.

Look at the cruel way that Daniel and his friends were treated:

Instead of a life of luxuries, they were stripped naked. ()

Instead of freedom, they were bound and enslaved. ()

Instead of a family and children, they were neutered. (, )

Instead of opportunities, they were led by a hook in their noses. (, )

Yet they trusted God (), believing that He could save them from the fiery furnace, but still would not bow to the idol even if God did not.