Isaiah 55:10-11
“10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven,
and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth
and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it
shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and
it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.”
As I sit and watch the snow fall this morning my thoughts
went to these verses in God's Word. A little study in agriculture and
horticulture tells us that certain plants require a certain amount of cold
weather to produce their fruit and seed in the Spring. We see in verse 10 that
God gives the rain and the snow for a reason. As He does with all things. Even
though we commonly think on the dangers of thunderstorms and flooding and the
snow and ice and the cold weather, God has created these things for a good
reason. Rain and snow are given to us to water the earth so that the plants God
created will grow, bud, and produce the food we eat.
So it is with God's Word mentioned in verse 11. God gave us
His Word to preach His gospel to a lost and dying world. And it will not return
unto Him void. God uses the preaching of His Word to call His elect to Himself.
God sends a man to plant the seed and to cultivate the land. But only God can
bring the rain and the snow. Only God can control the increase of the harvest.
Notice it says “but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall
prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” God gave His Word for a reason and it
will accomplish exactly what He sent it to accomplish. And, NO, man does not
have a say in this matter. God uses man to spread His gospel to the whole
world. But it is not man who does the calling nor the saving. Man is just the
messenger. It is the Holy Spirit of God who does the calling and the saving
through the blood of His Son Jesus Christ.
Praise ye the Lord!!!
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