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Isaiah 40:8 - Gods Word Is Eternal!

Isaiah 40:8 (NKJV) The grass withers, the 
flower fades, But the word of our God stands 
forever."  

INTRODUCTION

People are compared here to grass and 
flowers that wither away. We are mortal, but God's 
Word is eternal and unfailing. Public opinion 
changes and is unreliable, but God's Word is 
constant. Only in God's eternal Word will we find 
lasting solutions to our problems and needs. [Life 
Application SB] 

Truth never changes, for its Author is 
the same yesterday, and today, and forever 
(Heb. 13:8). [SDA Bible Commentary] 

COMMENTARY PEARL

Always Relevant
   Have you ever noticed how strange most 
peoples photos look in their high school yearbook? 
It seems as though we all collectively decided 
to have the weirdest hairstyle of all time. 
Hairstyles come and go, and other styles come and go. 
But the Word of God is always current and always 
relevant. 
   Psalm 19:7-9 tells us, The law of the 
Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the 
testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; 
the statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing 
the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, 
enlightening the eyes; the fear of the Lord is clean, 
enduring forever; the judgments of the Lord are true 
and righteous altogether (NKJV). 
   The Word of God is perfect. There are no 
flaws in it. Everything we need to know about God 
is found in the Bible. 
   I love what Lamentations 3:22-23 says: 
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His 
mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his 
mercies begin afresh each morning (NLT). 
   Have you ever had a time when you read a 
familiar passage of Scripture, and suddenly that 
passage seemed to jump off the page because it was 
so relevant to your life at the time? 
   Sometimes we wonder why life is going so 
poorly. Why are we making so many bad decisions? We 
need to open the Word of God. 
   Doctors know that a healthy appetite 
indicates good health, while a loss of appetite may 
indicate there is something wrong. In the same way, 
healthy Christians are hungry Christians, and they 
are hungry for the Word of God (see1 Peter 
2:2). 
   We can find everything we need to know 
about life in the Bible, and it never goes out of 
date. We can trust the Word of God. [Greg Laurie 
from Harvest Ministries; 
https://www.harvestdaily.com] 

COMMENTARY

Copycats
   I will not speak when the teacher is 
talking. 
   I will not speak when the teacher is 
talking. 
   I will not speak when the teacher is 
talking   
   For years teachers have punished students 
by having them copy sentences on the board. But 
if you were a scribe in the years before Jesus 
was born, copying words wouldn't have been a 
punishment but an honor. 
   The modern printing press was invented 
around 1440. That's roughly 1,400 years after Jesus 
was crucified. But before Jesus walked the 
earth, the Israelites followed God's written 
commands. Of course, you couldn't just go to a 
bookstore and pick up a copy of the Bible. Bookstores, 
let alone books (or the Bible), didn't exist. 
God's Word was painstakingly written down on 
scrolls. And that's where the scribes come in. 
   Using a reed dipped in charcoal, gum, and 
water, scribes carefully copied God's Word. As they 
wrote, they said each word out loud. Once a line 
was finished, they counted each letter to make 
sure nothing was missing or added. If a mistake 
was made, the scroll was taken to a guarded room 
until it could be destroyed. 
   By accurately copying the Word of God and 
destroying corrupted copies, the scribes ensured that 
the Lord's message in Isaiah 40:8 would come 
true: "The grass withers and the flowers fall, but 
the word of our God endures forever." 
   If a book is filled with errors, will it 
last for thousands of years? Probably not. It'll 
be revised and rewritten to correct the 
falsehoods. People want the truth. Lies are uncovered 
and discarded. The truth lasts forever. When you 
pick up a copy of the Bible, you can be confident 
that its message is true. Experts who have 
studied thousands of manuscripts praise the 
integrity with which the Bible has been transmitted 
over time. Not a single cardinal doctrine is in 
any doubt. That precision is amazing! 
   Take a few minutes today to act like a 
scribe by writing down your favorite verse ten 
times. If you don't have a favorite, look at 
these: 
      	Proverbs 16:3
      	John 3:16
      	Philippians 4:13
      	Jeremiah 29:13
      	Romans 12:2
      	1 Timothy 4:12
   As you write, thank God for the faithful 
people who guarded and passed down God's Word so 
you can read it and memorize. [Case For Christ 
For Kids by Les Strobel] 

LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY 

Isaiah 40:8 - God's Word Is Eternal!

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2005/20050330-0950.html 

YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs  

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

Most Important Decision in Life: 
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0 

A Man without Equal by Bill Bright: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo 

Steps to Peace by Billy Graham: 
https://stepstopeace.org/ 

Seeking God Made Real: 
http://vimeo.com/31489782 

Prayer Made Real: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE 

LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES 

Lifting Up Jesus Bible Studies: 
http://www.liftingupjesus.net/ 

Amazing Facts Bible Studies: 
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx  

Voice of Prophecy Discover Bible Study 
Guides: 
https://www.voiceofprophecy.com/study/discover 

Glow Tract Video Bible Studies: 
http://www.bibleresearch.info/ 

LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS

Unlocking Bible Prophecies by Cami Oetman of 
Adventist World Radio: https://www.awr.org/bible 

Panorama of Prophecy with Pastor Doug 
Batchelor: https://www.panoramaofprophecy.com/  

Hope Awakens by John Bradshaw of IIW: 
https://itiswritten.tv/programs/hope-awakens 

Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657