(KJV.) LUKE 3:4-6
(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.
LOOK UP!
Brethren, Prophet Isaiah prophesied about the mission of John the Baptist generations before he was born; saying, The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, (John the Baptist): Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God." (Isaiah 40:3): referring to the Second Trinity, God the Son, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior: Jesus Christ is part of our Father, manifested in the flesh and dwelled among his children on earth; refer to John 10:30: Jesus said, "I and Father are one."; to experience life on earth, and at the appointed time for the prophesy to be fulfilled, John the baptist came, dwelled and preached in the wilderness of Judea, introduced Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of the world; saying, "Repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Matthew 3:2); referred to Prophet Isaiah's words; saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.": (Matthew 3:3); in this text John pointed out to the people his mission, to prepare the hearts of the people to receive Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
Watch carefully, the chain reaction, how these prophesies interacted together; (i) Prophet Isaiah, prophesied the coming of John the Baptist to prepare the way of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; his mission to comfort his people: (ii) John the Baptist fulfilled the prophesy of Isaiah, witnessed before the multitude, when Jesus came to him for baptism in the river Jordan; saying, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away sins of the world.": (John 1:29); (iii) John the Baptist's mission was fulfilled, from the very moment he introduced Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior to the multitude, thereafter, everything he did was icings on the cake; until his life was terminated by King Herod to fulfill the promise made to Herodias daughter. (Mark 6); (iv) when Jesus came, as prophesied, he introduced words of our Father unto his children, healed the sick, the lame walked, blind saw and comforted his people, took away their iniquities by his sufferings and crucifixion, but he rose again from the death, granted salvation, grace, hope and life everlasting: (v) Jesus fulfilled his mission successfully; praise be to his Holy Name!; now seated on right hand of our Father as an advocate for humanity forevermore; (vi) he is coming back again soon, to receive believers unto himself and live with them in eternity: let us get ready for him!
I believe that all souls currently walking on this earth, have missions to fulfilled; some are assigned to make differences as doctors, lawyers, scientists, teachers, technicians, preachers, missionaries etc., others are blessed to be givers, while others are helpless to receive from givers; regardless of our god given assignments, we make a difference in this world when we use our talents, shine our lights to the world; however, the point to ponder on is, are we in our rightful assgnments?
CONCLUSION:
Dearly beloved, let us pray to our Father, for sense of direction to fulfill our god-given assignments on earth, for his glorification; if we miss our heavenly designed assignments, we break his chains of of love, to manifest in his creation; however, many times, we feel overwhelm with cares of this life, worry about what people say and tend to derail our assignments in life, please others than please our Father, his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior; if we derail our god given assignments on earth, our Father assigns other believers to complete his will: his will, shall be done on earth, no matter what! but, if we obey his voice, walk in his righteousness, fear and serve him diligently with our gifts and talents, there are earthly and heavenly blessings to enjoy forevermore. Amen and Amen!
QUOTES OF THE DAY:
(KJV.) Isaiah 40:1-3: "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."
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