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PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE LORD
LORD’S DAY, DECEMBER 6
Isaiah 40:1-11

Luke 3:3-18

 

“…the King of glory shall come in.”

 

PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE LORD
 
The voice of John the Baptist in the wilderness called for a way to be prepared for the Lord. What way should be prepared today in the wilderness of men’s hearts? Let me consider the dry desert nature of my own heart. What must be done to make a way for the Saviour?
 
1. Every valley must be exalted. Low and unworthy thoughts of God must perish; doubting and despair must be removed; selfish and carnal delights must be forsaken. Across these deep and dark valleys a gracious pathway needs be raised, a way prepared for the Lord.
 
2. Every mountain and hill be laid low. Proud self-sufficiency, and boastful self-righteousness must be taken down, levelled, to make a highway for the King. The great King will not regard the haughty and highminded. The Lord has respect unto the meek and lowly. He will condescend to the contrite in heart, but the lofty ones are an abomination to Him.
 
3. The crooked shall be made straight. The wavering devious heart needs to come clear and straight for God. Let holiness be its hallmark. Double-minded men are strangers to the God of truth. My soul, beware, take heed: in all things be honest and true, as in the searchlight of the all-seeing God.
 
4. The rough places shall be made smooth. Stumbling blocks of sin must be removed, and thorns and thistles of rebellion must be uprooted. The Lord comes to honour us with His company. May He find in your heart a highway made ready by His redeeming grace. May He enter in triumph and glory, to the eternal blessing of your soul.
 
THOUGHT: Is my heart already prepared? The King is coming!
PRAYER: Father, Thou art the King of glory! May I always stand at attention to welcome Thee into my heart and my life.

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