Peter Exhorts the Persecuted Believers Volume 16

 We as Children of God are Called to be Holy Part 7

1 Peter 1:24-25 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the Word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the Word which by the Gospel is preached unto you. KJV Note: NKJV=New King James Version

The Apostle Peter now reminds us of our frailty, feebleness, and frailness that make up our human bodies because of original sin committed by Adam in the Garden of Eden and passed down to every human being that came from him. These decaying, decrepit, and dying human bodies that we live inside will never endure forever as Peter declares with these words, "For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the Word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the Word which by the Gospel is preached unto you." (1 Peter 1:24-25) (KJV). Just like dying grass or flowers, so is the corrupted body of man 👨 and woman 👩. The Apostle Peter is quoting from these words of the Prophet Isaiah, "The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the Word of our God shall stand for ever." (Isaiah 40:6-8) (KJV). God the Father speaking through the Prophet Isaiah way back then wanted the children of Israel to know and understand clearly that their time here on the earth 🌎 is short like fading grass or flowers, but in contrast that His counsel, His plans, found in His Eternal Words are forever. It is God who gives each and every person still alive on the earth 🌎 (those of us born again and those still dead in trespasses and sins) by His counsel every breath needed to live another second, minute, hour, day, week, month, or year on this spinning planet 🌏. The Apostle Peter (by the inspiration of God the Holy Spirit) is exhorting, exalting, and encouraging us to surrender to God the Holy Spirit inspite of any of our outward circumstances of pesecution to walk and live in holiness of life, for Paul the Apostle wrote these words to the Church ⛪ @ Corinth speaking of the life we live now in our bodies, "So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences." (2 Corinthians 5:6-11) (NKJV). Paul just like Peter wants to remind believers and warn unbelievers that God/Jesus sees all and knows all about every living human being. "The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good." Proverbs 15:3 (NKJV). It is only God's Word that endures forever and we are His true born again/begotten again sons and daughters, then we must live our lives while we are still in our bodies being governed by His Holy Word.

Here is what John Wesley had to say of 1 Peter 1:24-25, "All flesh - Every human creature is transient and withering as grass. And all the glory of it - His wisdom, strength, wealth, righteousness. As the flower - The most short - lived part of it. The grass - That is, man. The flower - That is, his glory. Is fallen off." Here is what Matthew Henry had to say of 1 Peter 1:24-25, "The Apostle having given an account of the excellency of the renewed spiritual man as born again, not of corruptible but incorruptible seed, he now sets before us the vanity of the natural man, taking him with all his ornaments and advantages about him: For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass; and nothing can make him a solid substantial being, but the being born again of the incorruptible seed, the word of God, which will transform him into a most excellent creature, whose glory will not fade like a flower, but shine like an angel; and this word is daily set before you in the preaching of the gospel. Learn, 1. Man, in his utmost flourish and glory, is still a withering, fading, dying creature. Take him singly, all flesh is grass. In his entrance into the world, in his life and in his fall, he is similar to grass. Take him in all his glory, even this is as the flower of grass; his wit, beauty, strength, vigour, wealth, honour - these are but as the flower of grass, which soon withers and dies away. 2. The only way to render this perishing creature solid and incorruptible is for him to entertain and receive the word of God; for this remains everlasting truth, and, if received, will preserve him to everlasting life, and abide with him for ever. 3. The Prophets and Apostles preached the same doctrine. This word which Isaiah and others delivered in the Old Testament is the same which the Apostles preached in the New.

If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ and His amazing healing power, pray this from your heart to the Lord Jesus Christ (you speaking directly to Him), Dear Lord Jesus, I confess to You that I am a sinner and I need Your forgiveness. I believe You shed Your Blood and died for my sins. I believe that You rose from the dead proving that You alone are God. I repent of my sins. I want to turn from my sins. I ask You Dear Lord Jesus to come into my heart and take control of my life. I want You to be my Lord, Savior, and my God. Amen...


Sincerely in Christ,


Clifford D. Tate, Sr.


Author of “Silent Assassins of the Soul - Are you Broken by Pornography and Masturbation? You can be Restored by the Lord Jesus Christ and brought into Deliverance, Freedom, and Victory! A Guide for Men and Women in the Enemy’s Crosshairs” e-book available now @ Amazon Kindle, @ Apple I Bookstore for IPod, Barnes and Noble for Nook, Reader Store for Sony Reade, Kobo, Copia, Gardners, Baker and Taylor, and eBookPie…