When you don’t know where to turn, look to the exceedingly great and precious promises of God. Find encouragement in the Scriptures that you can put your full weight upon, as Pastor James teaches from 2 Peter 1:4.
“…Make straight in the desert a highway for our God…” Isaiah 40:3
The King will not be put in a box. Making a highway means leveling every high place, not just those which are convenient or comfortable. If you want the presence of the King more than the semblance of control, get ready…
“…Make straight in the desert a highway for our God…” Isaiah 40:3
Preparation continues today with “make straight” in Isaiah 40:3. No more wasted steps…
“Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low…” Isaiah 40:4
What are the ‘hills’ in your life? Those common things that hinder access to what the Lord wants to do? They’ve gotta come down… #getready
“Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed…” Isaiah 40:5
What mountains must be made low in your life today? Anything we elevate above God puts that thing at risk. But, as God prepares the highway and clears away the high places, Get Ready…
“Every valley shall be lifted up and every mountain and hill be made low…” Isaiah 40:4
Prepare the way of the Lord by raising the low places, filling the potholes of false security – the things you thought you could count on – with reliance upon Him alone.
“Every valley shall be lifted up…” Isaiah 40:4
What must go? What do you need to release and set aside, so that the Lord can have full and complete reign in your life?
“…Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Isaiah 40:3
What must go? What do you need to release and set aside, so that the Lord can have full and complete reign in your life?
“..Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Isaiah 40:3
The way of the Lord – are you on it?
40 Days of Preparation… get ready!
“A voice cries: In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Isaiah 40:3
What does “wilderness” mean in Scripture? And what can I be confident God is doing when my life is like a “wilderness”?
40 Days of Preparation… Get ready!