Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Bruce Malina contends that the person in the first century Mediterranean world had a "manana" orientation. He or she "puts off for an indefinite manana those things that can be put off, and today those things that can only be done today...then what must be done now or never is done and what can be postponed until another day is postponed" (Malina, 1996, p. 198). The first century person was often concerned about survival and did not have the luxury of planning their future. Their future would be the result of their daiy choices. In time management language, Brian Tracey says you must constantly ask yourself "What is the most inportant I can be doing right now, and do it right now!"
This proverb calls us to focus on what is the most important thing in front of us and not daydream about the future or when we have more time. It calls us to be faithful to the tasks God calls us to today and to trust him for our tomorrow.
Malina, Bruce (1996). The Social World of Jesus and the Gospels. Routledge: New York, NY
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