The Voice of One crying

Scripture:

 

Luke 3:4 Isaiah had spoken of John when he said, “He is a voice shouting in the wilderness: “Prepare a pathway for the Lord’s coming! Make a straight road for him!”

 

Observation:

 

It’s interesting to me to note that John was the only one doing the type of thing that he was doing at the time. No one else was crying out to the general population to repent and be baptized to show fruit of their repentance. Later on in verse 8 he said, “Prove by the way you live that you have really turned from your sins and turned to God. His mission from God was a specific mission and John was obedient to that call. It  doesn’t mention it in the scriptures, but I wonder how may people were offended by what John said and carried on living their lives, when they could have heeded the call and their lives would have been forever changed.

 

Application:

 

The call still goes out today, to those who have ears to hear what the Spirit is saying. The call to prepare the way, make the path straight. When we fulfill this mandate then the last verse which says, “And then all people will see the salvation sent from God,” will come to pass!

 

Prayer:

 

Lord, you prepared the way for me and the call to declare that the way needs to be made for you still burns in my heart today. Draw us in by your Spirit Lord, draw us in and take us on with you. Help us to remain in you and to heed your call to come up higher to where you are. The call to live separated to you. So that when we are thrown in with the lions, we will come out unscathed and the decree will be made as by King Darius in Daniel, “That our God is the one and only true God to be worshipped by all men.”

Amen

 

Tracey Bence J