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Wow! Glad to see I've been so committed to my blogging ideals. Seven months isn't very long at all, is it? Hard to believe it's August already. Many things have happened since my last post- some things expected, some not so much. I've been challenged and blessed in more ways than I can count. I'm not about to promise that today marks the beginning of a new era of scheduled, regular blogging or anything like that; I think it's best if I merely post when I feel led to. Hopefully, though, it'll be more often than it has been. Or you might hear from me again in February.
I snapped the posted photo yesterday while out on the ranch where I work. It was one of the few clear, sunny days we've seen this year. Contrast photos have always appealed to me, and today I picked a contrast verse to match. Isaiah 40:8 reminds us that while the things of nature will not last forever, God's Word is sure and will never fail. It's interesting that Isaiah used grass in this analogy; other places in Scripture use grass as an image of the unrighteous. Now, sometimes unrighteousness seems like a pretty resilient thing in this world. We can all recognize at least a few ungodly trends in our culture, and often enough we feel helpless to fight the advancing tide of amorality. However, we are assured here that it is God's truth, not the shifting sands of godlessness, that will come out as the victor of this war. So never lose hope! Continue seeking to be used by God in this battle as we take our stand for what is right. The mountain in this photo is out of focus for artistic benefit, but never lose focus of God's Word, for it is the mountain on which we stand while everything else withers.
Blessings,
-Jeremy
