Prepare The Way For The Lord!

‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, 

Who will prepare your way --

A voice of one calling in the desert, 

Prepare the way for the Lord.

Make straight paths for him.' (Mark1:2-3)

The Bride of Christ is the messenger of God today;

Crying out in the spiritual desert of this world.

God the Father sent John the Baptist ahead of Christ Jesus

To prepare the people of Israel to receive him.

He did not chose the synagogues (churches) to do this.

But placed His prophet in the desert; an obscure place.

He did not do this through the Jewish leaders of the day

But through a person virtually no one knew.

God dressed his prophet in unusual, humble clothing

And the food he ate did not require that he go into town to purchase it.

This prophet was consecrated to God in every aspect of his life.

God, then convicted the people of Judea and Jerusalem of their sin 

In their hearts, And compelled those who listened to his voice

To go out into the desert

To be baptized by John and receive forgiveness of their sins.

The only people who did not go out to John;

The only ones who did not hear the voice of God speaking to them;

Were the Jewish, religious leaders.

The leaders who knew the word of God 

Much better than the common people,

But could not hear the voice of God speaking to their hearts.

They would not humble themselves before God’s prophet,

Just as their ancestor’s had refused to do in previous generations.

John announces the Christ who would come after him;

Who would baptize with the Holy Spirit.