Make Way

Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. - Isaiah 40:3


Dwight D. Eisenhower was known for his courageous leadership during World War II. His battle-tested skill equipped the troops to reclaim Europe. Soon after returning to the US as a hero, he was elected president.

While in Europe, Eisenhower had experienced the danger and difficulty of navigaitng the twisting roads. So, for the sake of US national security, he commissioned a network of raods that become the nations's interstate highway system. Mountains were tunneled through and valleys were traversed by mammoth bridges.

In ancient times, conquerin kings gained access to newly acquired territories through highways built for their troops. Isaiah had this in mind when he declared, "Make straight in the desert a highway for our God" (Isa 40:3). And John the Baptist called people to repentance to "prepare the way" into their hearts for the arrival of King Jesus.

What preparation needs to be done to allow Jesus unhindered access to your own heart? Are there rough places of bitterness that need the bulldozer of forgiveness? Are there valleys of complaining that need to filled with contentment? We can't afford to neglect this spiritual engineering. Let's prepare the way for the King! - Joe Stowell


God Will make a way
Where there seems to be no way;
He works in ways we cannot see,
He will make a way for me. - Moen

Repentance clears the way for our relationship with the King.

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Isaiah 40:3-5

The voice of one who cries, Prepare you in the wilderness the way of Yawheh; make level in the desert a highway for our God.

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low;

and the uneven shall be made level, and te rough places a plain: and the glory of Yahweh shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.

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