1 Peter 1:24–25 (ESV) — 24 for
“All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,
25 but the word of the Lord remains forever.”
And this word is the good news that was preached to
you.
NOTE: Everything
that I touch and see is temporary. It is all going to pass away. There are only
two things that I can interact with that are eternal: people and the Word of
God. I can influence people toward an eternity in heaven by my relationship
with them and my witness to them. But, the Word of God is the only perfect
eternal thing on earth (outside of the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit).
Everything I do with the Word has value now and beyond this life. It has
eternal value. And it has power to change me now. I can fix a lot of things,
but I can't fix the decay caused by sin in my mind. The Word of God can repair
my mind and my heart and other parts of my body damaged by sin. It can't do it
completely, I need a new body to completely rid me of my body of sin. But for
all the effort we put into external things for our body, the one thing we ought
to do more is to immerse ourselves in the word.
PRAYER: Father,
thank you for your Word and the cleansing effect it has on my mind and body.
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