But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you (1 Peter 1:25).
In the village of Newbury, England, after the bombing during World War II, there stood fragments of the walls of an old church amid a heap of stone and debris. On one side were the ruins of a home for the aged; on the other the wreckage of a schoolhouse. Such bombing seemed an attempt to wipe out religion, education, and mercy; or, to put it in other words, an attempt to do away with faith, hope, and charity.
But these three are the very heart of the Word of God, and "the word of the Lord endureth for ever." All the wars of ages past and of days to come cannot destroy it. All human teachings and all human teachers pass away as the grass of the field, but we are told here that the Word of the Lord is different. It will endure forever. This is the Word; that is preached to us, and how thankful we should be! It is a divine gospel; it is the Word of the Lord; it is an ever-living gospel.
This Word of God will convince and convert and regenerate and sustain and comfort every heart that receives it. It is an unchanging Word; not green grass today and dry straw tomorrow, but always the living Word of the living God. It is a Word to make us happy, because it is "for ever."
Ah, friend, make use of it. Accept it as the very bread of heaven, and feed upon it every day of your life. "Of making many books there is no end" (Eccl. 12:12), and God's Book is endless.
O Word of God Incarnate,
O Wisdom from on high,
O Truth unchanged, unchanging,
O Light of our dark sky,
We praise Thee for the radiance
That from the hallowed page,
A lantern to our footsteps,
Shines on from age to age.
__William Walsham How
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee" (Ps. 119:11).
In the village of Newbury, England, after the bombing during World War II, there stood fragments of the walls of an old church amid a heap of stone and debris. On one side were the ruins of a home for the aged; on the other the wreckage of a schoolhouse. Such bombing seemed an attempt to wipe out religion, education, and mercy; or, to put it in other words, an attempt to do away with faith, hope, and charity.
But these three are the very heart of the Word of God, and "the word of the Lord endureth for ever." All the wars of ages past and of days to come cannot destroy it. All human teachings and all human teachers pass away as the grass of the field, but we are told here that the Word of the Lord is different. It will endure forever. This is the Word; that is preached to us, and how thankful we should be! It is a divine gospel; it is the Word of the Lord; it is an ever-living gospel.
This Word of God will convince and convert and regenerate and sustain and comfort every heart that receives it. It is an unchanging Word; not green grass today and dry straw tomorrow, but always the living Word of the living God. It is a Word to make us happy, because it is "for ever."
Ah, friend, make use of it. Accept it as the very bread of heaven, and feed upon it every day of your life. "Of making many books there is no end" (Eccl. 12:12), and God's Book is endless.
O Word of God Incarnate,
O Wisdom from on high,
O Truth unchanged, unchanging,
O Light of our dark sky,
We praise Thee for the radiance
That from the hallowed page,
A lantern to our footsteps,
Shines on from age to age.
__William Walsham How
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee" (Ps. 119:11).
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