“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: 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.”
(Isaiah 55:10-11)
Snow is sometimes a terrible inconvenience, especially if one is past thirty-five years. But, if you are a school kid looking for a snow day you welcome it with open arms. Above the surface it looks beautiful but then with time, turns ugly. But snow is part of the hydrological cycle just as rain is. God has a purpose for both rain and snow, and neither returns to Him in the continuation of the hydrological cycle of watering the land, filling the lakes for public drinking water, and being evaporated back into the atmosphere to start the journey all over, without fulfilling its purpose.
God says in the same way His word will not return to Him without it doing what He intends for it to do. I have always counted it a privilege to study His word and to share it with others, knowing that, even though I may have made a mess in the presentation, His intended purpose for His Word will be fulfilled.
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