Valuables, Friday, May 28, 2010

Reading: Isaiah 40:6-8, 6 A voice says, "Cry out." And I said, "What shall I cry?" "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. 7 The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. 8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever."

I am constantly intrigued by the ancient empires. I love history and would love to climb into a time machine and travel back to see the pyramids, sphinxes, and the rest of ancient Egypt in its prime, or the Greek or Roman empire and it’s buildings and structures with its powerful military. Now all that remains is a shadow of what once was a thriving super power. The glorious is now ruins that are often excavated from sand and dirt. Amazing that the leaders of these empires were often even worshiped as gods, yet they and their kingdoms are rubble. It’s amazing how graphically, yet truthfully these verses describe our value. We are simply like grass and flowers, which, both are beautiful for a short season but then fade away. All of the glory of men become ruins, but the Bible stands forever. Do we really live like that? The car you have is going to rust or breakdown, the house you have is going to leak and fall apart and the list goes on of what we have and work for that is constantly deteriorating. But, the Bible stands forever. The big question is, have we not learned from history or the Bible? Why do we spend so much time working to build everything else in our lives with so little time spent building into the Word of God?

How much time do you spend in a day building on other things in your life?

How much time do you spend in a day building on the Word of God?

What can and will you do today to build on the Word of God and make it THE priority in your day?


Remember, the Word of God is a sure thing in your day today that WILL NOT and will NEVER return void. It is an investment that will always have a return.

REVIEW

How much time did you spend building into the Word of God today?

How did this impact your day?

What “return” to you have from building into the Word?