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\nIsaiah 56:12<\/a>
\n\u2018Tomorrow will be like today<\/strong>, or even better.\u2019\n<\/div>\n

 
\nReading this verse in context we discover the speaker is shamelessly spreading a lie. The truth is, we cannot presume tomorrow will be like today, or even better. We can, however, place our trust in the one who promises to bless those who walk in his ways.<\/p>\n

Reflection
\nJesus said, \u2018If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.\u2019 (John 15:5<\/a>)<\/p>\n

QUOTE FOR TODAY<\/strong>
\nChrist the risen is how we know that it will not always be this way.<\/span>
\n 
\n(Glenn Packiam, Worship and the World to Come<\/em><\/a>, p.2)
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Isaiah 56:12 \u2018Tomorrow will be like today, or even better.\u2019   Reading this verse in context we discover the speaker is shamelessly spreading a lie. The truth is, we cannot presume tomorrow will be like today, or even better. 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