--Possibilities, Probabilities, and Certainties ~~

-"If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth."
--(Mark 9:23) --

---THE POSSIBILITY that global warming will soon melt vast areas of polar ice, resulting in catastrophic flooding of coastal cities, has long been trumpeted by the news media and has created a near panic response in many people. Other threats such as the possibility of nuclear war with North Korea or the spread of the corona virus have unsettled millions.

News broadcasters seem to thrive on the fear that their predictions of possible and probably calamities instill in their audience. While some of their predictions have a degree of merit, no one knows the details of future events except God alone. So we would do well to focus on the certainties which God has revealed to us, instead of on possibilities and probabilities associated speculations of man.

We know that "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement" (Hebrews 9:27). Like all Scriptures, this is not merely a possibility or probability but an absolute certainty. What are we doing about it? Another Scripture says expressly, "If we confess our sins, [God] is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us" (1 John 1:9-10).

Here are some certainties about the final Judgment: "And they were judged every man according to their works. ... And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire" (Revelation 20:13,15). The outcome of the Judgment will be certain. Thankfully, our own choices will determine that outcome. What is your decision?

--BSW/PL~