A Voice!

A Voice!

Isaiah 40:3 AMPC

[3] A voice of one who cries: Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord [clear away the obstacles]; make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God.

As you read the accounts and events around Christmas, you see the amazing hand of God in all the planning and execution. You come to know that there is nothing accidental or careless about all that God has done to bring us to the place of salvation, redemption and justification. Long before the physical gift was made manifest to us, God had long made a plan, and when the time was right, He brought it into effect. The very place where man first sinned was where God first laid out the plan of restoration. He never hid the plan; in fact, several prophets including Moses and David, as well as Isaiah made repeated  pronouncements about this amazing gift. It is this same Isaiah who received the message about the coming Son, whose name will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and the Prince of Peace. What is that thing that you are sure God has promised you? It is not in His nature to promise and fail; it is impossible for the Creator to be limited or restricted by the weaknesses or failures of His creation. 

In His wisdom and strategy, He also made a way for a man to come in, like a forerunner, to introduce this gift to the world at the time. Even as far back as Isaiah, who must have lived about 700 years before the birth of Jesus, spoke about this forerunner. This man is presented to us as a voice; reflect on this. There is power in words, and as we know, God is the authority who speaks and whose words can never be broken or reversed. The creative force behind all of creation is in the Word of God, who spoke and everything came into existence. This voice is the one that has been given the mandate to prepare the way for the coming Savioir. Why are his words important? Could it be it is because it is what you hear that defines what you prrpare for and also get. If I am to enjoy the benefits and blessings of salvation, it means i must hear the right message, and react the right way to what I have heard. What is the value of hearing if it will not lead me to the place of salvation and eternal life with God? 

The message is clear: the One who brings and gives salvation is coming, and He is here now. He has been made manifest and the Life He is and came to give is freely available to all who allow Him in. He does not force Himself on anyone and He will not go against the exercise of our freewill. The message is for all the world at this time, and it is a reminder that we do not have forever to make up our minds. Time is of the essence here; the way of the Lord and the highway for our God are to be prepared. In the strangest of places, in the tightest of corners, in the most difficult situations, God wants to be made known. He wants to take charge so He can change a life from within and make it a blessing without. As John made it clear then, so do we make it clear now: the gift has been given, and He waits for us to come. What is your decision? Remember: eternity hangs on your decision? God's time of favour is here.