BUT the word of the LORD (1 Peter 1:24-25)

“All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, 

BUT the word of the Lord endures forever.”

1 Peter 1:24-25
It is Spring! It is Spring! It is Spring! look at all the activity around you. Birds singing, grass (and weeds) growing, flowers popping up everywhere, and trees budding. God has done this all for you! No matter what season you are in, it is time for a change. God's love letter to you (His word) endures forever.

BUT of imperishable 1 Peter 1:23

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, BUT of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God

1 Peter 1:23

As spring time finally arrives it is refreshing to remember that we have seeds within us that are ready to sprout. Maybe you have been feeling lonely, useless, or far from God. 

 Have hope, there are seeds that are within you that are enduring forever! 

They are ready to spring up. Spend time with in the SON and watch them grow.

BUT... on the good ground (Luke 8:11-15)

“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. BUT the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. BUT the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.

Luke 8:11-15
For many years as I read this parable I thought it applied to non Christians  I thought it explained how some listen to the word and reject it, while others take it for a while and then turn away while others allow it to change their heart.. Today as I read it I realized it also speaks to us believers, when we hear God's word do we just let it rain on us for the moment, or maybe even think about it all day Sunday, or do we let it penetrate our heart, fertilize it by thinking about it and applying it to our life that we might bring forth fruit (yicks) with patience. 

BUT... the way of those who do right (Proverbs 15:19)

The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns…

BUT

The way of those who do right is a clear road.
Proverbs 15:19  CEB

My son is currently in college and for a while seemed to go through a lazy spell. Just looking at his room reminded me of a hedge of thorns, you couldn't walk without stepping on something. He was always losing his keys and wallet. Thank God He has come out of it and now when he needs something or wants to go somewhere he has a clear road.