October 5 – Never Fades, Never Perishes

“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.” Isaiah 40:8 (ESV)

“…for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever.” 1 Peter 1:24-25 (ESV)

We have a promise found in our verses today that was given first in the book of Isaiah and then quoted by the Apostle Peter in his first letter to the believers who were scattered across Asia Minor. It promises the permanence of God’s Word, our Bible. It is a good promise for us to cling to and remember, to even commit to our memory. The words which God has given to us in the Scriptures are true and they are eternal. Unlike the grass and flowers which we plant and cultivate and tend to so attentively will ultimately suffer from the heat of the sun and lack of water – even if we keep all those threats at a minimum, the expectant life is pre-determined. Many attack the Bible and question its absolute authority, but the words of God recorded in Scripture remain and will stand forever.  They do not fade away, wither away, or dry up.  In fact we can know with assurance that each day the words from God our Father remain fresh, powerful and effectual (Lamentations 3:18). This promise keeps us looking upward and faithfully believing what the Bible gives us.    

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March 15 – What Lasts Forever

“The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”   Isaiah 40:8 (NASB)

The messages on this daily blog come from verses in the Bible and they are an important part of this ministry.  The Bible is a means by which God speaks to us and many of these verses we uses are just that – messages from Him.  Today's message is a reminder of this very truth.  What God has spoken, His words, remain true and effective.  Not just for a season or set length of time but forever – a time without end.  This verse give us the assurance of that promise.  While everything around us is temporary and will some day be gone, like the flower that blooms or the grass that grows after a rain. Both will wither and fade away.  We are assured that we can always depend on what we read in the Bible to be true to what it says.  This is why we who believe, use our Bibles each day to guide us in our living.  It is a teacher and and encourages us in how we should then live – even if it was written very long ago.  God's word stands forever and ever, it is an unending source of strength and wisdom.  

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