Lutheran Central Newsletter

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Weekly Devotion

“All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever.” 1 Peter 1:24-25

Here’s the hard truth. Everything you’re stressing about right now is temporary. Your job. Your money. Your health. The next event on the calendar. Even your reputation. It all looks solid for a season, then it withers and the flower falls. Peter isn’t exaggerating. He’s quoting Isaiah and telling you the truth about life under the sun. Flesh doesn’t last. Glory doesn’t last. Stuff doesn’t last.

But one thing does. The word of the Lord remains forever. And that word is the good news that was preached to you. The gospel. Jesus. His death that paid for your sin. His resurrection that beat death. The forgiveness. The new birth. The kingdom that never ends.

We miss the big for the small constantly. We chase paychecks, relief, and the next raise, while overlooking the blood of Jesus that ransomed us forever. We focus on freedom from what’s pressing right now and miss the Spirit who sets us free for good. We stare at death, sickness, and broken plans, and overlook the resurrection life already secured. We fill our stomachs, accounts, and houses, and forget we’re meant to be filled with the living Word. The small feels urgent. The big feels distant. So we trade eternal for immediate and wonder where God is.

Don’t miss the big for the small. The grass is already withering. Your body is. Your stuff is. But the Word isn’t. It remains. It was preached to you. So dig into it. Believe it. Let it shape how you think, how you hope, how you live. Because when everything else falls, this stands. And it will keep standing forever.

In Christ,

Pastor Schneider

Students and Families we are praying for this week....

Lane, Clara, Graham Adams, Brinley Allman, Easton and Lainey Anderson, Kingston and Drakeson Ash, Allison and Colton Ault, Morgan and Easton Berry, Myles and Oliver Berry, Henry and Andrew Blankenbeker