{"id":7168,"date":"2015-11-05T00:42:21","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T00:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firstofallpray.com\/?p=7168"},"modified":"2015-11-05T17:27:34","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T17:27:34","slug":"1-peter-123-25-the-imperishable-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firstofallpray.com\/?p=7168","title":{"rendered":"1 Peter 1:23-25\u2014The imperishable Seed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2026for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God. For, \u201cAll flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off, But the word of the Lord endures forever.\u201d And this is the word which was preached to you<\/em>. 1 Peter 1:23-25<\/p>\n

\u201cAll flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Humans are familiar with flesh and with grass. Both are beautiful in their prime; both eventually fade, wither, and die. Flesh may live longer than the flower of grass; however, neither will retain their beauty forever.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026But the word of the Lord endures forever<\/em>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Nothing that is produced from<\/em> the earth or born upon<\/em> the earth will remain forever. Our culture is obsessed with retaining their\u00a0youthfulness; nevertheless, each one of us will eventually lose that fight and face life\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

Only one thing is permanent, and it alone will endure forever. Generations rise up, grow old, and die, but the Word of the Lord existed before each one of them, and it will remain long after they are nothing but dust.<\/p>\n

\u2026for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.<\/em><\/p>\n

Perishable vs. imperishable seed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seeds are uncanny. They can survive for generations in the right conditions. In fact, in the Arctic, off the coast of Norway is a cold-storage vault for seeds called the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Up to 2.25 billion seeds are being kept in sealed, cold dormancy against doomsday scenarios.<\/p>\n

And yet, even doomsday seeds are destined to one day perish. They are temporary, made of organic matter susceptible to decay and destruction.<\/p>\n

There is a Seed, however, that will not perish. This Seed, present before time began, is not dependent upon human ingenuity to stay viable against the day of destruction. This Seed formed the heavens and the earth; this Seed has been found throughout the centuries by those who sought diligently for it; this Seed has provided the framework for the connection between every man and his God.<\/p>\n

This Seed became flesh and dwelt upon the Earth. Satan thought he had destroyed the Seed\u2014in his mind, it was indeed<\/em> finished and the throne of God had been toppled.<\/p>\n

But this Seed was imperishable. It was indestructible. And like a natural seed planted in the earth, this Seed rose up from the grave, never to die again.<\/p>\n

Now you and I have access to this Seed in written form\u2014the Holy Bible. You were born again\u00a0through the\u00a0living and enduring\u00a0Word of God, and you have\u00a0received from Him\u00a0unparalleled, indestructible everlasting life.<\/p>\n

And this is the word which was preached to you<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s that simple. You heard somewhere that Jesus was the Word of God made flesh. And now, by faith, you have made a dwelling place for Him in your heart. And just as the grave could not keep the Seed captive for long, so too, the circumstances you face are no match for the imperishable, indestructible Word of God.<\/p>\n

His Word endures forever.<\/p>\n

Dorothy<\/p>\n

Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven.<\/em> Psalm 119:89<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2015, Dorothy Frick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2026for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God. For, \u201cAll flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off, But the word of the Lord endures forever.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[344,341,345,343,342,347,346,349,348],"class_list":["post-7168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1-peter-1","tag-all-flesh-is-like-grass","tag-born-again-not-of-perishable-seed","tag-its-glory-like-the-flower-of-grass","tag-living-word-of-god","tag-perishable-and-imperishable-seed","tag-the-flower-fades","tag-the-grass-withers","tag-word-of-god-endures-forever","tag-word-of-the-lord-endures-forever"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firstofallpray.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firstofallpray.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firstofallpray.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firstofallpray.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firstofallpray.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7168"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.firstofallpray.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7175,"href":"http:\/\/www.firstofallpray.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7168\/revisions\/7175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firstofallpray.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firstofallpray.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firstofallpray.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}