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As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Isaiah 55:10-11

God’s word is powerful. He uses Isaiah to explain how His words are like rain to the earth. Rain keeps the earth watered. It keeps the grass green and brings life to withered flowers. As long as you pour enough water and sunlight into an area of ground something will grow even if it’s only weeds. In the same way, God’s word does not return empty-handed. It’s promised to give life.

This past weekend we had such an excellent example of this happen in our lives. Casey was given the opportunity to preach at church on Sunday, because Pastor Jim was out of town. Our church, Harvest Christian Fellowship, is very small and even smaller during the summer months. There were probably 30 people at church and almost every single person was someone we knew who regularly comes. Casey has had the opportunity to preach several times over the last year so it wasn’t too out of the ordinary for him. He always get pretty excited about what he has to talk about, but after his sermons he doesn’t always get a lot of feedback. This past Sunday a young lady came up to Casey after the service and asked how to be saved. It was incredible. Casey could have easily been discouraged when he saw the super small crowd that had come to church that morning, but it didn’t matter. It didn’t matter that there was only one new person at church that Sunday. God had a purpose and it was such a blessing to see His purpose play out.

Many times God’s word feels more like snow than rain. Snow falls much slowly than rain and it takes time to melt, but it waters the earth the same. We might share the Bible with others and never see the fruit, but we have to keep hope. We have to believe God’s promise that it will not return empty and it will accomplish His purpose.

Pray for more opportunities to share God’s word with others!