Isaiah 55:10-11 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.”
God’s Word accomplishes the purpose for which it was sent. Why was it sent? We have God’s Word so that we know Him, His plan of salvation through Jesus, His love for us, His faithfulness, and His character. That is the purpose. We have His word so that we can be taught, reproved, corrected, and trained in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16). That is why we have the Bible.
God gave us His Word for a purpose. It doesn’t tell us all we want to know. It doesn’t answer every question that we have. It does tell us about God. We learn about Him. We have the incredible opportunity to hear from Him every time we open His Word and read it.
Yesterday we got a TON of rain! Its purpose is to nourish the ground, to bring forth food, to sustain our very lives. God said to his people, “just like the rain has purpose, my Word has purpose.” Take time each day to read His Word. He sent it with a purpose. It accomplishes much. New rain on dry and weary land is refreshing. His Word is refreshing to a dry and weary soul. However, you have to read it, hear it, and see Him in it!
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