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| For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you. |
| —1 Peter 1:24-25 |
A phenomenon has risen to the forefront over the last few years that has caught many people by surprise. Someone posts a hurtful photograph, or a hurtful paragraph, on the Internet and no matter what the hurt person does, that photograph, or paragraph, persists. It takes on a life of its own. Once it is deleted from one location, it pops up at some other location. Some photos and paragraphs even “go viral” and thousands of people re-post them until thousands of instances exist.
If the entire Internet crashed, and every server failed, and every storage device catastrophically failed, only then would the photo, or paragraph, cease to exist. And then, that would depend on whether or not someone had downloaded and archived the content to a private storage device from which it could be resurrected. Still, under the right conditions, the photo, or paragraph, could eventually be eradicated.
But, God’s Word has a permanence that exceeds our ability to comprehend. Nothing can stop God’s Word from persisting. Many have tried over the last 2,000 years to destroy God’s written Word, the Bible. But, God will always preserve His Word. He will guard His truth. He gave it to humankind for their benefit. He will not allow anyone or anything to prevent men, women, boys, and girls from hearing His Word.
The Apostle Peter makes certain the early Christians knew this when he wrote these words in 1 Peter 1:24-25:
For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you.
We can begin this new day with thanksgiving that God’s Word will endure. We will have it available to us to lead and guide us into the pathway that God has prepared for us. We can hide God’s Word in our hearts and minds and no one can take it from us. That’s certainly a reason to rejoice this day.
