Edge of Tomorrow, the interesting sci-fi action flick starring Tom Cruise, has him stuck in a time warp. Living the same two days over and over until he stops making the same mistakes and figures out how to “reset the clock” and end the endless loop.

Israel was stuck on the edge of tomorrow in the Wilderness Wanderings because of their lack of faith in God (Numbers 14:33-35). Repeating and reliving the same sins over and over until the unbelieving generation died off and a faithful one arose. Their faith was such that even the tribes who wanted to settle east of the Jordan promised to send their fighting men to stand with the others until all had received their inheritance (Numbers 32:16-18).

Christians live beyond the edge of tomorrow in the dawn of eternity. Knowing we’re not confined to the here and now keeps us from getting stuck in an endless loop of the monotony of a meaningless life. No, we look ahead by faith to the eternal promised land of heaven (Hebrews 11:13). How are you living: stuck on the edge of tomorrow or pressing forward to the dawn of eternity?