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Scripture references are from The Holy Bible: New International Version. © 1984 by International Bible Society; NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. and the King James Version.
Personal Mission Statement: "I am created by God to bring Him glory. Through God's Son Jesus Christ I have been redeemed and make it my life's goal to please the Lord. My mission in life is to honor God through my faith and obedience and prepare myself and all whom I may influence for eternity."
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Steam engine at the Pioneer Tunnel mine in Ashland, PA
"Forever!"
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"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God stands forever" (Isaiah 40:8). "I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued My faithfulness to you" (Jeremiah 31:3).
I
just bought a roll of "Forever" stamps at our local Post Office. What
an interesting marketing concept, a stamp that will last
forever! These stamps have been available here in the USA for 1st class
postage since 2007 when the first class rate was .41 cents. It's a
good value since, if someone still had a supply of those "forever" stamps today,
they would be saving 8 cents in postage!
Forever stamps seem like an especially good value when the postal service announces a rate increase. Brooksyne often reminds me to buy some stamps since the value remain the same though future increases. After the rate increase they do seem like a real bargain!
However the forever stamp will really not be valuable forever! In all due respect to the Postal Service and friends who work there they really can't make this claim. After all, kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall. Like currency in a failed nation so will the postage be. Furthermore God's Word declares that at some point this old earth is going to pass away. At some point a roll of Forever stamps will be worth nothing more than that of a child's sticker.
Everything created on this side of heaven has an expiration date and will eventually wither like the grass and fade like a flower. Isaiah served God about 700 BC and was considered one of the greatest prophets. His words are quoted extensively in the New Testament, with Isaiah 40 being among the grandest writings in English literature.
In our daily verse he contrasts the temporariness of God's creation with the eternality of His spoken Word, "The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever."
The apostle Peter quotes this verse in his epistle and goes on to
write, "This is the word that was preached to you" (1 Peter 1:25).
And indeed this beloved Word continues to be pondered, preached and practiced all over the world today, 2,700 years after Isaiah wrote and some 1950 years after Peter wrote. We can be absolutely assured of its timeless value. Jesus said "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away" (Luke 21:33). Should our Lord tarry in His return to earth we can be assured that fifty or five hundred or five thousand years from now His Word will remain and have eternally great value!
Our second daily text assures us of another forever; God's love which is everlasting.
We encourage you this day to place your trust in the One whose Word will never fade and His message will stand forever!
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer: Father, You are King, Your throne is eternal; You
are the First and the Last. You spoke through Christ Jesus,
Your everlasting Son, Christ as
God in human form. God, You continue to speak by Your Spirit in Your
ageless Holy Word expounding Your own message, now as then. Through the
rise and fall of nations one sure faith still holds us fast. You abide,
Your Word is unchanging.
Though all hell should endeavor to shake this firm foundation
built on Your Holy Word, we will never forsake it, for the
darkened veil will soon be lifted and we will see You face to face in
the fullness of Your glory. Praise be to God! Amen.
You know you are really in the country when you park next to a tractor at the local hardware store!
On Monday at our visit to Knoebels amusement park the three older children didn't hesitate to get on the scariest rides. This ride takes you 148 feet straight up and then has a free fall coming down!
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
Listen to this
message on
your
audio player."The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God stands forever" (Isaiah 40:8). "I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued My faithfulness to you" (Jeremiah 31:3).
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
I
just bought a roll of "Forever" stamps at our local Post Office. What
an interesting marketing concept, a stamp that will last
forever! These stamps have been available here in the USA for 1st class
postage since 2007 when the first class rate was .41 cents. It's a
good value since, if someone still had a supply of those "forever" stamps today,
they would be saving 8 cents in postage! Forever stamps seem like an especially good value when the postal service announces a rate increase. Brooksyne often reminds me to buy some stamps since the value remain the same though future increases. After the rate increase they do seem like a real bargain!
However the forever stamp will really not be valuable forever! In all due respect to the Postal Service and friends who work there they really can't make this claim. After all, kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall. Like currency in a failed nation so will the postage be. Furthermore God's Word declares that at some point this old earth is going to pass away. At some point a roll of Forever stamps will be worth nothing more than that of a child's sticker.
Everything created on this side of heaven has an expiration date and will eventually wither like the grass and fade like a flower. Isaiah served God about 700 BC and was considered one of the greatest prophets. His words are quoted extensively in the New Testament, with Isaiah 40 being among the grandest writings in English literature.
In our daily verse he contrasts the temporariness of God's creation with the eternality of His spoken Word, "The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever."
The apostle Peter quotes this verse in his epistle and goes on to
write, "This is the word that was preached to you" (1 Peter 1:25).And indeed this beloved Word continues to be pondered, preached and practiced all over the world today, 2,700 years after Isaiah wrote and some 1950 years after Peter wrote. We can be absolutely assured of its timeless value. Jesus said "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away" (Luke 21:33). Should our Lord tarry in His return to earth we can be assured that fifty or five hundred or five thousand years from now His Word will remain and have eternally great value!
Our second daily text assures us of another forever; God's love which is everlasting.
We encourage you this day to place your trust in the One whose Word will never fade and His message will stand forever!
Forever God is faithful,
Forever God is strong.
Forever God is with us,
Forever
Forever God is strong.
Forever God is with us,
Forever
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer: Father, You are King, Your throne is eternal; You
are the First and the Last. You spoke through Christ Jesus,
Your everlasting Son, Christ as
God in human form. God, You continue to speak by Your Spirit in Your
ageless Holy Word expounding Your own message, now as then. Through the
rise and fall of nations one sure faith still holds us fast. You abide,
Your Word is unchanging.
Though all hell should endeavor to shake this firm foundation
built on Your Holy Word, we will never forsake it, for the
darkened veil will soon be lifted and we will see You face to face in
the fullness of Your glory. Praise be to God! Amen.You know you are really in the country when you park next to a tractor at the local hardware store!
On Monday at our visit to Knoebels amusement park the three older children didn't hesitate to get on the scariest rides. This ride takes you 148 feet straight up and then has a free fall coming down!
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
Send a message to Stephen & Brooksyne
To receive the "Daily Encouragement" each Monday-Friday through email see this page to subscribe to our email list. You can also subscribe to the Wordpress rss feed or through a Wordpress email subscription. (See the email subscription on the right side after opening this page.)
Are
our daily encouragement messages a blessing to you? We ask you to
consider making a donation to Daily Encouragement Net so that we can
continue to prepare and provide this daily resource which is
accessed by believers and seekers all over the world. Daily
Encouragement Net relies solely on the generosity and financial support
of its readers and podcast listeners. See here
for more information on supporting this
ministry. Gifts are tax deductible.Permissions: Please feel free to pass on, reproduce and distribute any material on Daily Encouragement Net, in part or in whole, in any format, provided that you do not alter the wording in any way or charge a fee beyond the cost of reproduction. It is our desire to spread this material, not protect or restrict it. I do request that you keep the contact, copyright and subscription information intact.
Text only version for printing: To make a text only version for printing (without photos or any of the supplemental materials)
1) Open the basic text editor that comes with all computers (known as wordpad, textpad, etc.) You can also use a program like Word and select paste text only.
2) Select and copy the text from the portion of the message you want to print.
3) Paste into the text pad. (The photos won't show up but you will have a brief text description of the photo which you can delete or just ignore.)
4) Format if you desire (change font, increase or decrease size, etc.)
5) Print!
Scripture references are from The Holy Bible: New International Version. © 1984 by International Bible Society; NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. and the King James Version.
Personal Mission Statement: "I am created by God to bring Him glory. Through God's Son Jesus Christ I have been redeemed and make it my life's goal to please the Lord. My mission in life is to honor God through my faith and obedience and prepare myself and all whom I may influence for eternity."
© Copyright 2015 Stephen C. Weber - All Rights Reserved
Daily Encouragement Net - 495 Kraybill Church Road - Mount Joy, PA 17552 USA