Purpose in God's Word

Isaiah 55:11
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.

Every time we read a passage from the Bible, anything, no matter how big or small, God has a purpose for it in our lives. Not something general, but a specific purpose for each and every life. That is some promise! We may not sense it, or understand it, but God has promised us that His Word does not return to Him empty, as an echo in the Grand Canyon. Rather, it accomplishes something on our lives – the very Word of God is at work in each of us this very moment. He speaks, we hear, and He then uses what we hear to transform and change us – to mold us into exactly what He desires for us to be. Each time we open God’s Word, and read it, He is speaking His words of truth directly into our lives, as though it was an IV feeding us the very fluids we need for life.

The problem comes when we don’t even bother to tap into His Word, His source of life, and breath. If there is no Word being spoken into our lives, then there is nothing by which He can transform us. It’s tough, I know. A day comes that we feel tired, or whatever, so we forgo the Bible study. Before we know it, that day has turned into a week, and then a month. It’s a battle, a daily battle that Satan does his best to win, because each day we are apart from the Word is one less day in which we are walking powerfully with God, being transformed for the rest of the world to see.

We must open the pages of Holy Scripture, fighting past all that tries to hold us back, and let God speak a fresh, new word into our lives. We must let it get into us, and begin to do the work for which He sent it. I will do it – will you join me? Let’s dive in and immerse ourselves in all that God has for us.