Through the Living and Abiding Word

"Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for

'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.'

And this word is the good news that was preached to you."
1 Peter 1:22-25

Love! Why love? Because you yourself have been born again! How can this be? It happened through a living word and an abiding word which came alive in you. Do you see how fleeting your own flesh and glory are? It will all wither and fade in such a short time! Do not be deceived but rather put your hope in what is living and abiding. Examine your life and have it purified by your obedience the truth. Place on the altar all things, even those that may be in your mind, good, so that you might be purified, living wholly and purely for what will last into eternity. Does your heart hesitate? Does it not see the immense and overwhelming joy that is waiting to be poured out upon you? That is because it it is not yet purified.
You have been born again by the living and abiding word of God. And this word is the good news that was preached to you. Do you see the miracle here? The word that saved you was the word that was preached to you. You were saved by words that came from the mouth of men, given life by the Holy Spirit. Could our words be used in such an eternal and lasting way? Yes! Be amazed by your new birth and inheritance that are wholly secured in Christ. Enter into the joy that comes from obedience to the truth. We too can speak the truth of his Word and what wonder that it should fall on the ears of others and bring them the same salvation and joy that are inseparable.