My Days with Christ Jesus

Day 213

August 1

"A voice says, "Cry!"

And I said, "What shall I cry?"

All flesh is grass,

and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.

The grass withers, the flower fades

when the breath of the Lord blows on it;

surely the people are grass.

The grass withers, the flower fades,

but the word of our God will stand forever."

-Isaiah 40:6-8

The Word of God Stands Forever.

Metaphor. Many times in the Scripture that man is associated with grass and flower.

"For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb." -Psalm 37:2

"Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die." -Psalm 103:15

"For, 'All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall'..." -1 Peter 1:24

We're all going to die. Its just a matter of time in the hand of the Lord. As the line goes, '...when the breath of the Lord blows on it.' Our existency depends on the One who created us all.

This is to say, that we are weak, and no matter what we do in our physical life, it is vain. No matter how beautiful the flower may seem it will die. That's how flesh is, that's how man is...

Everything that we see today will fade, the flesh, the earth... But one thing does not.

"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away." -Mark 13:31

Why do you think God mentioned this in the Bible? Why did He has to point out that everything in this world is useless, dying, fading... Why?!

This is to make us realise that nothing in this world can help us live that can give us life apart from His Word, apart from God.

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." -John 1:1

We all want to live, don't we? We want to be alive... and being alive isn't just about breathing, working, or having money... its beyond that, it's about joy, love, peace, contentment, purpose. Many has already chose to die because the lack of it. They may not know of it, but people are in desperate need of spiritual things more than the physical need... they just don't know it.

We are in desperate need of God, and we just don't know it. That's reality, why do you think people don't seem to be satisfied? They just can't be satisfy, why?! Because only heavenly things can fill them up because they are meant to be citizens of heaven. A spiritual being can only be satisfied with spiritual stuff.
This is also to remind that any other in this world is useless for God has only laid down one way, thru His Word... thru Jesus Christ. That is why He is telling us that all things are vain, all thing will fade and only His Word will prevail.
And we being Christian having known such truth we ought to preach it!

And that is why the voice said, 'Cry!' which also means in the other translation, 'Shout!' Then the person said, 'What shall I shout?'

Then the voice said, 'All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the Lord blows on it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.' In short, all is vain what matters most is the Word of God.

We, Christian are to shout to the world, to proclaim, to testify about the Word of God, about God, about Jesus Christ (John 1:1,14) in our lives.

We all want to live, right?

If Jesus would ask you that you would leave Him also, the same thing He asked Peter, would you answer Him in the same way Peter answered Him,

"Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life..." -John 6:68

And so, where do you stand?

The Word of God Stands Forever. Indeed, God Stands Forever. The rest will die.

To God be the glory!