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17 Bible Verses About Fear of the Future

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Summary

  • Matthew 6:34 tells the hearer not to worry about tomorrow, because “each day has enough trouble of its own.”
  • James 4:13-15 does not forbid planning; it tells merchants to say “If it is the Lord’s will” about next year’s trade.
  • Jeremiah 29:11 was sent in a letter to exiles in Babylon, with a return promised after seventy years.
  • Joshua 1:9 was spoken to Joshua after the death of Moses, as he prepared to lead Israel across the Jordan.
  • Romans 8:38-39 lists “the future” among the things that cannot separate believers from the love of God.

The Bible tells people afraid of the future that God holds it, and tells them to live one day at a time and to make plans with ‘If it is the Lord’s will.’ Jesus says “do not worry about tomorrow” (Matthew 6:34), James says “you do not even know what will happen tomorrow” (James 4:14), and God tells exiles in Babylon that he has “plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11). Many of the commands not to…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

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