Isaiah 55:11

So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding {in the matter} for which I sent it.

      God’s word has many purposes. Speaking through Isaiah here, the Lord tells us that whatever He sends the word to do, the the word will accomplish that. In 2 Timothy 3:17 we see that one such purpose is to equip the man of God for every good work. This is exciting considering the fact that we know that God’s word succeeds in what it sets out to do. When we put the two together, we see that God’s work will equip those who so desire to obey His commands.

     This is why it is so important for us to read and study our Bibles. It can be easy for us to relegate study to the realm of the unimportant. We often act as though it is something that we could take it or leave it. It is a nice hobby if you have time, but it is not necessary for Christians to do. In fact, however, the word of God is a necessary tool in our spiritual walk. To neglect it is to skirt spiritual death.

     It can become discouraging as Christians when we try so hard to be the Christians we ought to be and find ourselves continually failing. We wonder why we do not have the strength to do what we know we should. However, if we neglect our time in the word of God, we should not be suprised to see this as the result.  Our power comes through the word of God. On the plus side, we can also see that the word of God is capable of fulfilling its purpose. That means that if we will study the word, then we will start gathering the tools necessary to equip us for every good work.

So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding {in the matter} for which I sent it.