The Temporary Material World Versus the Abiding Word

One would never know it by observing the way people live grasping after all they can find in this material world, but all this is temporary. Peter uses a quote which comes from Isaiah 40:6-8. Clearly, Christians are surrounded by things that are temporary. All flesh will die as surely as grass goes from green to brown in the fall and winter months. All of man's greatness and his achievements will fall away like the flowers do. In contrast, the Lord's word is permanent. That word is the good news God's people preach. Part of what makes it good is its lasting value versus the temporary good of things and accomplishments in this life (1 Peter 1:24-25).

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