- 69. Word Endures Forever
Isaiah 40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand forever.
God gives many promises in His Word: one of those promises is about the Word itself. It will last forever. Everything else, everything, will fade away. Nothing is permanent; nothing is solid; nothing is reliable; every word, except the Word of God, is a lie, an empty promise, a foundation of sand, and it will disappoint and let you down. We can stake our lives on the promises, and warnings, of the Word of God: it never disappoints.
God IS. The Lord is the “I AM.” He is eternal, without beginning and without end. He just is, and always will be. Yahweh (“I am that I am”) is His Name. Eternal existence is the very nature and character and definition of God. And His Word is also eternal. The Eternal Word always is. It cannot be defeated or overcome, doubted or denied. It is true and will always be true.
God created us human beings to be eternal also, that is, to last forever. But Sin got in the way and brought death, an end to life. God is life; God is eternal life, but when we sinned we became separated from Life and were plunged into Death. Sin kills; Death kills. But the Lord God, the Eternal One, promises eternal life for those who believe in the Son. If God is eternal, if Life is eternal, if the Word of God is eternal, if believers are eternal, so also we can trust every promise in the Word. Jesus’ words are spirit and they are truth. When we believe His Word we also are eternal spirit and life.
God’s Word is eternal; the Word is eternal life. Its truth and promise lasts forever. Human opinion, scientific theory, empirical learning, and the opinions of philosophy, psychology, sociology, education, and even theology cannot be trusted and will not last. It may be false and will only lead to a dead end in the end. But if God said it, then it is settled forever. Live on the solid rock.