"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths."--Prov 3:5-6
Sadly, men are not omniscient as God is. He is the only One Who not only knows the past perfectly, the present in its fullness, and the future in all of its unexpected turns. Our history is quite partial, our knowledge of now is incredibly limited, and our predictions from the future are sometimes little more than a shot in the dark. We can never know what will happen even today, a lesson that I experienced firsthand with one of my family members this past fall. On Monday she was fine, in Tuesday she was hospitalized, and by Friday she had fallen asleep. I cannot know when I will cease drawing breath: these could be my final words. Of course, we can make "educated guesses," using what knowledge we have to make reasonable predictions. Thus, my health is good right now, so I do not expect to encounter any great medical difficulties today. For a prediction to be most reasonable, though, we must recognize that it is only a prediction and not inerrant foresight.
