Homilist Psalm 103:15-18 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.… We have here presented man's existence in relation to — I. THE MATERIAL AND THE MORAL. 1. His relation to the material. Like the flower — (1) He springs out of the earth. (2) He is sustained by the earth. (3) He returns to the earth. 2. His relation to the moral. Inside this flame of organized dust there is a spirit that can reverence the Infinite, that can keep His covenant and attend to His precepts. Herein is the glory of man's nature. The power to do this is His distinction; the willingness to do this is his glory. II. THE TEMPORARY AND THE ETERNAL. 1. The connection of all men with the earth is temporary (vers. 15, 16). The wind of mortality is ever breathing through the human world, and men like flowers wither every hour, aye, every minute. 2. The connection of good men with mercy is eternal (vers. 17, 18; Isaiah 54:10). (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.WEB: As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. |
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