Aug. 31
DIVINE, EVER-LIVING, UNCHANGING
"But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word
which by the gospel is preached unto you" I Peter 1:25
All human teaching and, indeed, all human beings, shall pass away
as the grass of the meadow; but we are here assured that the Word of
the Lord is of a very different character, for it shall endure for
ever.
We have here a divine gospel; for what word can endure for ever but
that which is spoken by the eternal God?
We have here an ever-living gospel, as full of vitality as when it
first came from the lip of God; as strong to convince and convert, to
regenerate and console, to sustain and sanctify, as ever it was in its
first days of wonder-working.
We have an unchanging gospel, which is not today green grass, and
tomorrow dry hay; but always the abiding truth of the immutable
Jehovah. Opinions alter, but truth certified by God can no more change
than the God who uttered it.
Here, then, we have a gospel to rejoice in, a word of the Lord upon
which we may lean all our weight. "For ever" includes life, death,
judgment, and eternity. Glory be to God in Christ Jesus for
everlasting consolation. Feed on the word today, and all the days of
thy life.
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