The Upward Look
© Copyright 2009, Max D. Hutto,

“‘But the word of the Lord endures forever.’ And this is the word that was preached as the gospel to you.”
   1 Peter 1:25 HCSB ©

While human life is brief, God’s Word endures forever. It remains even though many people have tried to destroy it. People and governments have banned and burned the Bible. These governments and people have died, but the Bible lives on. It endures because it is God’s Word, the gospel, the good news that brings salvation to a lost and dying humanity. The preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ is the most important task the believer has been given. We must proclaim the good news of salvation that is available only through personal faith and trust in Jesus Christ the Lord.

Lord Jesus, it is Your unchanging and unfailing Word that brings fulfilment to my life. Help me to study, learn, obey, and share the living and abiding Word of the Lord, the Bible.

* (footnotes & credits)

NASB ©
The Bible quotes marked NASB are from the New American Standard Bible,
© Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977,
by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA. (used with permission)

HCSB ©
The Bible quotes marked HCSB are from the Holman Christian Standard Bible,
© Copyright 2000 by Holman Bible Publishers (used with permission).

NIV ©
The Bible quotes marked NIV are from the New International Version,
© Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, by The International Bible Society. (used with permission)