“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God remains for ever” (Isaiah 40:8) While the word of God endures forever, because it is God’s word and thus true, will that word bear fruit in our lives? We hear the word of God with our ears, but do we hear it in our hearts? For his word to bear God’s desired effects in our lives, we have to reflect on it, digest it and act on it. Otherwise God’s word remains his and not ours. Whether we allow his word to transform us or not, it will bear fruit with or without us. God said his word would not return to him void. Jesus said that he will not judge us, but we will be judged by his word. Remember this the next time you hear God’s word.