“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 KJV).
We
all have a tendency at times to fail to see our true fragility as a human
being. We expect our health to good in
spite of our diet, routine or exercise. We tend to think that generally things
will roll along in our lives following a smooth path with hardy a bump or
glitch along the way. We tend to think
our possessions are ours alone and that we will accumulate more and that all of
the stuff whether needed or unneeded will remain alongside us in the semi-permanent
manner in which we live our days. The truth
is vastly different if we really are aware of the frailty of life.
Our
lives are really like a vapor (James 4:14) or the grass of the field (Matthew just
as the Scriptures so often speak. The
fact that the Prophets, Psalmists, Writers and even the Savior proclaim this
truth, that doesn’t alleviate our tendency to drift into thinking otherwise.
We
must be able to acknowledge our frailty in order to see God as God and ourselves
as we really are. This acknowledgment is foundational in our true
self-awareness and humbleness before God as we seek Him, need Him and walk with
Him each and every day. Our health or
our homes can be like vapors that floats away but God is with us. Our pathways
in life may include rough spots but He will carry us. We may lose all our possessions and things
may rust and wear out but we have the
treasure of our lives in the palm of His hand.
Our lives are like the grass of the field but He tenderly nourishes it,
cares for it and renews it after the seasons of life. Only God is eternal and only our relationship
with Him will span eternity, all else will fade away. Every day that we live, He
gracefully gives to us … so don’t forget to simply thank Him all of your days.
"Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me Your paths; guide
me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You
all day long.
(Psalm 25:4 & 5)
Suggested Reading Psalm 24 & Isaiah 40
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