God at Work
“Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord ! Make a straight highway through the wasteland f or our God! 4 Fill in the valleys, and level the mountains and hills. Straighten the curves, and smooth out the rough places. 5 Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together." Isaiah 40:3-5 This verse is one that sticks out for several reasons as one of the more significant promises to God's people in both the Old and New Testament. In Isaiah's days it was an interjection of hope to the exiles who were far from home. In Jesus' day it was fulfilled by John the baptist who promised that the coming Messiah was near. What's unusual about this passage though is the idea of God answering his people in a very bizarre way by making a "highway through the wilderness". Who would build a highway in a wasteland and why? The wilderness is a place is a remote place with virtually no viable sign of life and a great place ...