Upper Loft Meditation – 1 Peter 1

“…but the word of the Lord stands forever.” – 1 Peter 1:25

A grandfather in response to his grandson’s question was explaining why all the leaves were falling off the trees. “The leaves fall to the ground and become new earth. In the Spring, new trees will start to grow out of the new ground.”

The little boy looked up at the barren oak tree and thought for a moment. Then he smiled and looked at his grandfather and said, “God is good, isn’t He!” So much of our world exhorts us to follow the hot new trends and approaches. A loud voice calls for relevance and the latest cutting edge approach to leadership. Will it all fade away in a few months?

Peter declares that the word of the Lord stands forever. If this is true, how should it impact the way we live? What is the place for reading and studying God’s word in your busy schedule? Somehow, no matter how busy you are, when you are hungry, you find time to eat. How can you find guidance that is wise today and will be wise tomorrow? “For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12). 

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