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Isaiah chapter 55, verses 10 and 11.

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

and do not return there but water the earth,

making it bring forth and sprout,

giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth. It shall not return

to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I

sent it. Oh, what a great picture of the effect of God's word. This comparison, picture the rain and the snow

coming down from heaven and not returning there, but watering the earth and the fruit that

it brings, it brings forth, sprouts, seed to the sower, bread to the eater, the bread we put

in our mouths as a result of the rain

God brings from heaven.

And then God says, this is the way my word works.

It goes out from my mouth.

And it doesn't come back to me empty.

It accomplishes a fruitful purpose.

It succeeds in the thing for which I sent it. What language.

My word has power to accomplish my purposes. God says, my word will prove successful.

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

I want to receive his word from his mouth today. This morning, tonight, all day long, I want to meditate

on his word. Why? Psalm chapter 1. I was just praying this over my daughter specifically

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