Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord
Writer Author Sylvia Huffnagle
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Lk: 3:1-6: Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 2: Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3: And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; 4: As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 5: Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; 6: And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
1Jn: 5:12: He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
Why did John the Baptist have to come and prepare the way of the Lord? In order for people to receive the Savior, they must repent of their ways and turn to God.
How did John say one must prepare? They must repent and get their hearts prepared to receive.
When kings travel in backward countries, say by camel train or even elephant, laborers go before the train and pick out the large stones and pebbles, and smoothes out the path or road so that the VIPs will have as pleasant a ride as can be had.
To prepare the way of the Lord, the Word must be preached or read and the hearer’s heart must be brought into the right condition for the entry of the Lord. I am making a point of this because some have missed the point that in order for one to receive the Savior and in order for that one’s soul to be saved, they must get the obstructions out of the way. This is done by sincerely wanting God’s salvation and by sincerely turning to Him.
I am not talking about living right and then asking God to accept you. We are accepted in the beloved. I am talking about truly wanting to be saved from sin and death--rather than just wanting to escape hell or live in heaven.
This turning involves giving up the idea that one can do their own thing and still be in a position to have what God promised to give. He can only enter into covenant with you if you will receive Him as your authority. If you are not willing to receive Him as your Father and God, He cannot save your soul and Jesus cannot be your Savior.
Prepare ye the way of the Lord!
Sylvia Huffnagle
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