By Mike Riley
Generation follows generation – yet it lives.
Nations rise and fall – yet it lives.
Kings, dictators, presidents come and go – yet it lives.
Hated, despised, cursed – yet it lives.
Condemned by atheists – yet it lives.
Scoffed by scorners – yet it lives.
Exaggerated by fanatics – yet it lives.
Misconstrued and misstated – yet it lives.
Its inspiration denied – yet it lives.
Yet it lives — as a lamp unto our feet (Psalm 119:105).
Yet it lives — as a light to our path (Psalm 119:105).
Yet it lives — as the gate to heaven (Revelation 22:14).
Yet it lives — as a standard for childhood (Deuteronomy 6:1-2,6,7; Ephesians 6:4; 2 Timothy 3:15.
Yet it lives — as a guide for youth (Ecclesiastes 12:1; 2 Timothy 3:15).
Yet it lives — as an inspiration for the matured (Proverbs 16:31).
Yet it lives — as a comfort for the aged (Leviticus 19:32; Ecclesiastes 12:1-7).
Yet it lives — as food for the hungry (Psalm 146:7; Matthew 5:6).
Yet it lives — as water for the thirsty (Isaiah 44:3; John 4:14; John 6:35).
Yet it lives — as rest for the weary (Isaiah 28:12; Matthew 11:28)
Yet it lives — as light for the heathen (Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 49:6; Acts 13:47).
Yet it lives — as salvation for the sinner (Psalm 19:7; 1 Corinthians 15:1-2).
Yet it lives — as grace for the Christian (1 Corinthians 1:4-6).
To know it is to love it (Psalm 119:167).
To love it is to accept it (1 Thessalonians 2:13).
To accept it means life eternal (John 6:63; John 17:3; 1 John 2:3).
“The word of our God shall stand for ever” (Isaiah 40:8; cf. 1 Peter 1:25).