Prepare the Way

Every Leader Has a Ziklag Moment

Being a leader is never easy. Possibly the hardest thing about leadership is dealing with followers that now want to string you up for something that you have no responsibility for. David encountered this situation in 1 Samuel 30. David and his men had gone out to war with the Philistine king, but before getting

Five important lessons that preaching has...

I have a ministerial student in my church who is taking a homiletics class. As a part of the class, she had to interview me. The process was awesome because through it I was able to crystallize some ideas that I had never put together before. One of the questions asked was, “What are the

You Can’t Hike Down to the Mountain...

Recently JoAnn and I went for a hike up Iron Mountain. Jo and I love to hike together because it gives us great alone time in which we can just be together without an agenda. Our only purpose is to have fun hiking and be with each other. This was the first time we had

Under Control

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned—Romans 5:12 You know what the biggest problem with sin is? It’s the mistaken belief that we can keep it under control. It is the idea that if we just

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Posted by : Guest Writer Marilyn Watts | On : December 19, 2009

Category: General

A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken. – Isaiah 40: 2 – 5

Isaiah is sometimes called the prophet of the Advent season. His writings had a wonderful way of stirring up hope in the people of Israel while at the same time challenging them to give up their sins and turn back to God. He spoke of a kingdom of peace, steel swords being turned into blades of plows, and about a coming king who would bring mercy and justice.

We have the advantage over Isaiah; we know that Jesus came and redeemed us by the cross. We treasure the words of Isaiah because he reminds us to prepare the way of the Lord. Jesus is going to come again in the fullness of time, and God.

Today’s Prayer
Father, your Word reminds us of the promises you have made. May we listen to them and remember they are true. May Isaiah’s words help us as we prepare to welcome the Lord. Amen

Every Leader Has a Ziklag Moment

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