VOID

Isaiah 55:10-11 – For as the rain and snow come down from the heavens, and return not there again, but water the earth and make it bring forth and sprout, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me VOID [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

Have you ever had to void out a check? Maybe the person you wrote it to lost it, or the payment was going to end up being made through your credit card account. Whatever the reason, this once valuable check worth whatever amount you placed on it (and hopefully can be covered in your account) is now worthless, empty, useless. This check once had a purpose but now it has none.

I love this scripture immensely because for one thing it is a promise from God, one you can take to the bank. And secondly because God uses a beautiful illustration derived from nature. He is comparing His word (which includes the Bible and every single promise it contains) to the rain and snow. They come down from heaven, a one way ticket, water the seed which in turn begins to sprout producing food and nourishment. The rain and snow do not begin to fall to the earth, change their mind and then exit in reverse back up into heaven. And neither does God’s word. We can’t visually see all that takes place in the cycle of the rain, seeds, plants, produce, etc., but we know it works when we walk into the grocery store and fill up our carts.

When you plant God’s word into your heart it joins the cycle of life within you. You may never see the process in action, but you will experience its fruit. This airtight promise from God says that His word will not return void, useless, and good for nothing. It will accomplish the purpose for which it was sent.

I’ll share a personal example from my own life. Being an “accident” baby born to a 17 year old and feeling that title every day of my young life, when I found Jeremiah 1:5, I clung to it like a canteen of water in the Sahara desert. It reads, “Before you were formed in the womb I knew you and set you apart.” The purpose of that word was to encourage, love, praise, and bless. Not only did that word not return void, but it implanted itself into my spirit until a mighty oak with abundant fruit was produced. God’s word never returns void. It always fulfills its purpose!