The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-16
FLESH Is BUT GRASS.
The Promise to Israel Preached on
by Rev. DIR. Jordan.

ny REV. Dr. JORDAN.
"The Passing and the Permanent"
was the subject of the sermon preached
yesterday morning at the First Bap-
fist Church by the pastor. Rev. DR..
John d. Jordan, who drew his text
from Isaiah, 40:6-S: "All flesh is
grass, and all the goodness thereof
is as the flower of the field. The grass
withereth, the flower fadeth; but the
word of our Lord shall stand forever"
The text was used by DR.. Jordan at
the request of a Jewish lady, who some
time since asked that he preach SER
mon from 1t.
THE text" said DIR. Jordan. lis an
assertion of the shortness and uncer-
tainty of human life and a declaration
of the certainty and eternity of God S
word. The text is offered as means
of consolation to a greatly distressed
people. The Babylonian captivity had
just been declared to the people of Is
rael, accompanied with promise of
restoration. Israel thought more OF
the captivity declared than of the res
toration promised. Then the Lord
said to his prophet: Comfort We, COM
fort We, my people, and the prophet
said: What shall 1 say?' and the
answer was: Tell them All flesh is
grass, and all the goodness thereof
is as the flower of the field. The grass
withereth, the flower fadeth; but the
word of our Lord shall stand forever"
THE text refers directly to the prom
Use of Israel that they shall be return
ed to Judea and Jerusalem. Israel is
reminded that the powers which would
hold her in Babylon ale as grass, while
he who would restore her is the I'M
OH hi pY1d
cannot lie. What is true of any spe-
cial promise of God is likewise true
of all his promises. They shall stand
forever And what's true of his prom
Uses is true of all his words.
ITO believe the text we must first
believe two other things; that God, the
perfect, normal, omnipotent, omniscient
and eternal being, exists, and that he
has spoken to men. The eternal and
omniscient God speaks eternal truth.
The eternal and omniscient God veri-
fies the truths which he speaks. There
fore his words are true, not only be-
cause of his omniscience, but shall ever
be true because of his omnipotence.
DO we believe these things? Is God
all-wise, all-9owerful and eternal? If
so, then let US rest assured that truth s
temple shall stand on errors ruins, vir-
tue shall be crowned to vices shame,
the darl.eSt providence has the most
brilliant plan. our life here is no mis-
take and Its hereafter need not be a
failure, if we keep in accord with God
and his plan, and that, though we see
through a glass darkly and know only
in part now God is his own inter-
prefer and Will sometime make it all
plain. What 1 do you know not now,
but We shall know hereafter
This enduring word tells us of 9TH
er things that endure. His name
shall endure forever. all nations shall
call him blessed. Blessed be his glo-
rious name forever. and let the whole
earth be filled with his glory He
has a name above every other name.
He is Lord of Lord and King of Kings.
Through his mercy he formed the
earth, stretched out the heavens and
has ever been the dwelling place of
his people.
Our God is a refuge to the tempest
tossed, covering to the storm driven,
rivers of water to those in dry places
and the shadow of a great rock to
those in a weary land. Can we not
trust him, and wait patiently on him
Shall we not seek first the things that
endure forever?"