Tomorrow Is Not Promised

It was a week ago today that we lost Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and several of their friends in a helicopter crash. While I'm not even a basketball or sports fan, I've often heard the name Kobe Bryant.  And although I didn't know much about this famous basketball star...he, his daughter, and the others who perished with them have been on my mind all week.

From what I've read of Kobe, he seems like he was a good man.  Just like the rest of us, he made a few mistakes; but all-in-all, he seemed to be a good husband and father.  He was a star athlete, he formed a foundation with his wife for young people, and he assisted the homeless.  And - like myself - he was a major Disney fan!  *smile*

But most importantly, Kobe believed in God.  And it's this that gives me hope that he was saved and knew our Lord and Savior.  It's also this fact that in his last moments with his daughter that he turned to God for strength.  They say your life flashes before your eyes.  All I can imagine is that you're thinking of the loved ones you're leaving behind.  He had to have thought of his wife and his other three daughters; he had to have wondered if they'd be okay.  He had to be thinking about his beautiful daughter sitting beside him.  I've imagined that he must have been holding her and trying to comfort her knowing that their lives were about to end.  And it would be at this moment, that he would be most thankful for his faith in God.

Do you have that faith?  Do you believe in God?  Have you accepted Him as your Lord and Savior?  We are not promised tomorrow. Live for today because you never know what tomorrow can bring or what it can take.

 "Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away."
James 4:14

May you rest in peace...

Kobe Bryant
Gianna Bryant
John Altobelli
Keri Altobelli
Alyssa Altobelli
Christina Mauser
Sarah Chester
Payton Chester
Ara Zobaya