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Pray the Word with David Platt

Power to Accomplish God’s Purpose (Isaiah 55:10–11)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

Christian, Bible, Baptist, Devotional, Spirituality, John Piper, Prayer, Bible Study, Religion & Spirituality, Louie Giglio, Christianity, David Platt, Pray, Radical

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Pray the Word on Isaiah 55:10–11, David Platt reminds Christians that true success comes from accomplishing the purposes of God.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from Radical.net.

0:04.1

Isaiah chapter 55 verses 10 and 11.

0:07.8

For is the rain and the snow come down from heaven,

0:11.2

and do not return there but water the earth,

0:13.8

making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater.

0:18.7

So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth.

0:23.2

It shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,

0:28.6

and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

0:32.4

Oh, what a great picture of the effect of God's word.

0:37.6

This comparison picture the rain and the snow coming down from heaven,

0:42.0

and not returning there but watering the earth and the fruit that it brings it.

0:47.2

It brings forth sprouts, seed to the sower, bread to the eater,

0:52.7

the bread we put in our mouths as a result of the rain.

0:55.9

God brings from heaven, and then God says this is the way my word works.

1:01.6

It goes out from my mouth, and it doesn't come back to me empty.

1:06.2

It accomplishes a fruitful purpose.

1:10.0

It succeeds in the thing for which I sent it.

1:14.7

What language my word has power to accomplish my purposes?

1:20.6

God says my word will prove successful.

1:25.5

So we read that and we must think I want to meditate on God's word day and night.

1:30.7

I want to receive his word from his mouth today.

1:33.8

This morning, tonight, all day long, I want to meditate on his word.

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