The Voice!

The Voice!

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye 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 shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. Isaiah 40: 1 - 3 KJV

This is a prophecy spoken about the birth of the Saviour: the one chosen by God to be the channel and instrument of salvation for the whole world. We have already established that sin had tampered with the original masterplan; God put in place another plan to deal with sin once and for all and to secure eternal life for all who will come to Him. He is the reason why I stand where I am. 

The Lord has come and is still coming. He came in the form of mortal man, so He could assure us He knew and understood our pain and weaknesses. When He left in the physical, He left us with the Holy Spirit, who guides us into all Truth, as established by God. The one who was sent to announce the arrival of the Saviour in those days (John the Baptist) and those of us who have been sent to announce the arrival of the Saviour in these days have the same message: 'Prepare ye the way of the Lord'. He has his own way, and all whose lives would make impact must take that path.

God does not follow the trend; he is the trend setter. Everything you think you know now will change; everything you think is familiar will give way to the miraculous: valleys shall be exalted; mountains shall be brought low; crooked paths made straight and rough places made plain. For all who know God, your usual is the miraculous. Every day is filled with a personal experience of who this God is. It may not always be earth-moving; men may not always perceive it but for you with the personal residence of God in you, there will be no doubt that the hand of the Lord is visible on your life.

Of course, when God is at work, glory and praise are the outcomes of these experiences. No life experiences God and remains the same; no one walks with God and regrets it; you do not give God room in your life and not hear his voice guide you into his perfect will and purpose for your life down here and with eternal reward at the end of this present earthly phase. Think about it: where do you want to end up? His time of favour is here.