Grass … #grass, #mowing
“All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower of it falls away: but the Word of the Lord endures forever. And this is the Word which by the Gospel is preached to you.” – 1 Peter 1:24,25
Over and over the Bible reminds us that each person in this life is as temporary as grass without the Lord. Since it is grass season, that preaches. My grass needs to be mown three times a week. And without watering, it withers and begins to turn dry in less than a week. How temporary we are without Christ!
This also means the days of the wicked are shorter than we think … “When the wicked spring as the grass, and when ALL the workers of iniquity flourish, it is that they shall be destroyed forever… but the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.” – (Ps. 37, 92)
The beauty of the Gospel is that the cross of Christ offers all “grass” a change of nature, a glorious transformation. What piece of short, withering grass, wouldn’t prefer to be a tall, strong, everlasting cedar? How wonderful Christ is to offer everlasting life, everlasting righteousness, and eternal purpose, to those who will repent and put their trust in Him …
Before He mows His lawn.
