The Word Cycle

UV 1026-10,000 The Word Cycle 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 v 11 Just as the rain, dew and snow fall from the upper atmospheric levels down onto the earth, just as the hitherto dry soil drenches in the fallen moisture, drinks it into its depths, the Word of God has been sent in sufficient abundance that we drink deep of it. What is not immediately used up is collected several hundred feet below the surface of the earth as underground pools and rivers of water that can be drawn and used to satisfy need as it arises. The water softens the hard ground and lets plants send down their roots. Similarly, the Word softens human hearts and minds and allows the tree of eternal life to grow and send down its roots. Just as the rain soaks the soil and allows a variety of flora and fauna to survive and thrive, producing crops and fruits for food and herbs for healing, trees and flowers for the joy of beauty of ornament, the Word provides both food and fruit, medicine for healing and ideas to make our lives more colourful and vibrant. Just as the rain does not return to the sky or clouds, the Word will seep in deep into our souls, producing and expanding faith in God. It will accomplish that which will please the Lord. The Word is living and organic. It will grow in the place where it is planted. The Word will prosper in the place or person or situation to which God has sent it. The Word is a personal communication from God to every person who hears, reads and believes it. It is irrevocable. It will not return to God null and void or without results. The Word releases the life-giving miraculous power of God. But like the rain that makes the seed grow, it will all happen in a gradual and seemingly natural way. If we want to accomplish great things and achieve great feats for the glory of the Lord, we should ask the Lord to send the rain of His Word. He reigns on earth as in heaven through the promise of power in His Word. When we declare His Word over every effort or challenge or difficulty or activity, it will be blessed and transformed. We will then turn the Word back to the Lord as prayers of praise and thanksgiving even as water vapour evaporates from the surface of the water bodies, the ponds, the lakes, the rivers, the seas and oceans on the earth in order to charge the clouds again. Just as water vapour needs to evaporate and be loaded on the clouds in sufficient quantity for it to rain, the frequency, regularity and consistency of our prayer life is important. Just as a cooling is required for the moisture to condense and fall as a downpour, we need to be cool and calm in every situation in life, not wondering –will it or wont it- but being sure the Lord who has spoken will do as He has said. Prateep V Philip