Bible Verse of the Day Sunday October 22nd, 2023

1 Peter 1:24-25 “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

As the seasons morph from one to another and the grass and leaves on the trees change colors, it reminds us that we are one year older and serves as a memento of our short time on earth. Regardless of the expeditious developments and improvements in the technology of our day, our greatest needs are focused only on God's eternal and established will in His Holy Word. We soon forget humanity's achievements; this generation has forgotten the accomplishments of our parents' generation as the grandeurs of the past quickly fade into oblivion. I read a story lately about a father asking his young daughter to hand him a phone book; her reply was, "How archaic, Dad," and she gave him her iPhone. He said the spider is now dead, but my daughter is very upset about the damage to her iPhone.

Everything on this earth created by humanity will eventually perish in time. Things in this life can be attractive in its time; our front yard has some form of summer grass that turns light brown in the winter. Some might see the spring and summer green grass more beautiful than the brown grass of late fall and winter. All earthly things perish in their time. The beauty, power, treasure, art, human achievements, and prominence blow away like wilted grass. The glory of human achievement basks in its glory for a time, but in time, it withers and dies like leaves on an old oak tree.

Our life on this planet is fleeting and transitory; we strut around like we are creators of something. As a human race, we launch satellites into Earth orbit and believe that the world revolves around us. There are way too many human beings who falsely think we can somehow decipher the mysteries of the universe. 

Too many people today are too wrapped up in their accomplishments and leave no room for God in their lives. We are not placed here in this life to compete with our fellow humans and try to see how much more we can accumulate or accomplish. Sadly, many folks today attempt to exclude God from our vain attempts to have or do more than our fellow human beings. Our bodies start to show signs of aging; we can't remember things like we did in our youth. We purchased that brand-new minivan or pickup truck we admired for months. We then go down to the Walmart parking lot, and while we are shopping, someone accidentally backs into our front door and leaves a very ugly dent in our new vehicle. The glory of having the new truck or van of our dreams fades away like the setting sun. 

The most important thing we can all keep in mind is eternal values, where time and age are not relevant, and the glory of God will never fade away.