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Isaiah 40:8
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. (Isaiah 40:8)
The grass withereth.
 Man is not immortal. So far as the element of life is concerned he is not superior to the grass of the field (see Eccl. 3:9-21).
The word of our God.
 The revealed will of God constitutes the spiritual food on which man is to subsist (Matt. 4:4; John 6:48-63). Truth never changes, for its Author is “the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever” (Heb. 13:8). Those who come to Him for the sustenance of their souls will never “hunger” (John 6:35), nor will they “thirst” (John 4:14).