Prepare the way of the LORD

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
”Prepare the way of the LORD;
Make straight in the desert
A highway for our God.
Every valley shall be exalted
And every mountain and hill be brought low;
The crooked places shall be made straight
And the rough places smooth;”

Isaiah 40:3-4 (New King James Version)

Picture this … three glasses and a jug of water are set before you and someone asks you for a glass of water. Glass 1 – Nice and clean . Glass 2 – Moderately dirty. Glass 3 – Absolutely filthy. Into which glass would you pour the water ? Straight forward answer – Glass 1 . Why ? The other two are not usable. Its as simple as that. Now we need to understand that even if the glass was just moderately filthy …bottom line : Its not usable the way you would want it. The filth needs to come out !

It’s the very same thing in our lives … its as simple as that … Are we holding on to the filth ? Or are we preparing the way of the Lord ? The verse says "‘Prepare the way of the LORD; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God”. When we allow God to work in us … wow ! What was a desert will now become a what ? A highway for our God !! Every valley will be filled. And it doesn’t stop with that … but also every mountain and hill will be brought low ! That’s correction. A lot of us like the first half of the valley being filled but not of the mountains being brought low . Correction , humility , submission…. Nothing of self…But 100% Him ! He will straighten out all the crooked places of our lives and every rough place will be made smooth ! Wow ! How awesome it is to be completely shaped and molded in His hands.

Do you know what happens when we surrender to Him and allow Him to work in our lives completely ? We read in the very next verse , verse 5 “The glory of the LORD shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”

Prepare the way of the LORD !

God Bless