“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Isaiah 40:1-3
We are not preparing the way for our buddy – no! Part of getting ready is getting back afresh to L-O-R-D! 💯
“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!
“A voice…” Isaiah 40:3
Try saying little or even nothing, when you could say so much…
“For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.” Psalm 62:1
“She has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.” Isaiah 40:2
Sometimes God has us in the wilderness to break our stubbornness… Ask yourself: What am I resistant to? Why is this happening again? Why don’t I learn the first time?
40 Days of Preparation… Get ready!
“…Cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.”
Isaiah 40:2
Q: Who needs pardon?
A: Everyone!
Condition of receiving pardon: Knowing you need it. Get ready!