The Voice

“The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.” (Isaiah 40:6-8)

This is a proclamation. God wanted this message announced to all. Man and, “and all the goodliness thereof” will wither and fade. But the word of God, “shall stand for ever”.

We need to think about this. No matter how great the man. No matter how great a good he may do. Both he and his goodness will wither and fade. But God and His good will last forever.

So which boat do you think we should board? Where do you think we should expend our energies? The real question that needs to be asked and answered is this. Knowing that the word of God shall stand forever, why are we expending so much time and energy on the flower of the field when we know it’s going to wither and fade? Why not dedicate our time and energies to forever?

Bill Hitchcock