The Rain and the Word

Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. The Rain and the Word. 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. In these familiar verses, there is a beautiful anticipation and spiritual application of the hydrologic cycle. The rain and snow fall from the heavens and eventually return there via the marvelous process of river and groundwater runoff to the oceans.

The fallen precipitation is evaporated by solar radiation, condenses on things like dust high in the sky, is carried by the world's greatest wind circuits, and finally falls again as rain and snow on the thirsty land, beginning the cycle once more. But they do not return until they first have accomplished their work of watering the earth, providing and renewing the world's water and food supplies to maintain its life. Analogously, God's Word goes forth from heaven via His revealed scriptures and their distribution and proclamation by His disciples. It does not return void, for it accomplishes God's spiritual work on earth. But it does return, for it is forever settled in heaven.

The fruitful spreading of God's word is presented in many other scriptures. For example, Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days. In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand, for thou knowest not whether shall prosper either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. Ecclesiastes eleven, one and six. Thus, as we sow and water the seed, which is the Word of God, we have God's divine promise that it will accomplish that which He pleases.

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