Verse of the Day 4/22

 

Verse of the Day 4/22

 

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

 

For today's verse we'll go to  one  of  my favorite  chapters  in the Bible.  Perhaps  my favorite verse in the chapter comes a little later in verse 31 which tells us "those who wait for the Lord  will renew  their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary;  they shall walk and not faint. Those  words  reminded me of  David's trip through the  valley where things seemed bleak at times but David  still trusted, still  waited upon the Lord.

 

Today's verse reminded me of  Qumran in Israel, where the Dead Sea scrolls were found.  The word  of God sat there for centuries, almost 2000 years sitting in caves, year by year through many seasons, in the heat of the desert in clay pots.  But these very words from Isaiah  were found on those  scrolls and came to life  again.  We had those  words already in many translations of  the Bible, but the find brought proof, concreted evidence to  the  skeptics  that God's Word had  remained accurate through the  ages.

 

David  Jeremiah writes,  "the cycle  of seasons reminds us of the cycle of life – seasons of  want  and seasons of plenty.  During  those seasons there is one  thing that remains  constant,  the straight line  that guides us through the peaks and valleys of life: the Word of God. Isaiah thought of the constancy of the Word  of God  as he wrote about the grass withering and the flowers fading.  Something that never withers and never fades or fails is what we need  every day throughout the year."

 

 

Sometimes that implanted word can sit dormant  in our lives  like  the scrolls that were found  in the cave.  We may look withered and  faded, but  God can renew us, His Word can revive us.  God's word guided David  through the peaks and  dark valleys of His live.  His word will  do that same  thing for us  too.  His Word will  stand forever.

 

Blessings,

 

Mike

 

Isaiah 40:8The Message (MSG)

^6-8 A voice says, "Shout!"
    I said, "What shall I shout?"

"These people are nothing but grass,
    their love fragile as wildflowers.
The grass withers, the wildflowers fade,
    if God so much as puffs on them.
    Aren't these people just so much grass?
True, the grass withers and the wildflowers fade,
    but our God's Word stands firm and forever."

 

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