Luke 3:4-6 Isaiah had spoken of John when he said, "He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the LORD'S coming! Clear the road for him! The valleys will be filled, and the mountains and hills made level. The curves will be straightened, and the rough places made smooth. And then all people will see the salvation sent from God.'"
I love this verse. It talks about mountains, valleys, curves and rough places. I just imagine a road construction crew building a road through the mountain. They have to use dynamite to blow up big hills... or dig tunnels under the mountain. They have to move huge amounts of dirt to fill up the valleys and straighten out curves. They have to bring in the heavy equipment to smooth out the road so people can drive on it. That is the picture that John used to tell us to "Prepare the way of the LORD. Clear the road for him!"
Mountains = Addictions, and bad habits. Things that seem insurmountable. But mountains could also be our achievements, and our possessions. We have to get these things out of God's way. Clear the road for him. Blow up the mountains...... better yet, speak to the mountain "Move!"
Valleys = Times of depression and loss. When are depressed, we can sometimes believe the lie that we are alone. God does not want us to be alone. He wants to be with us. Don't believe the lie that says, "You are alone." Believe the truth that says, "You are loved! You are wanted! You have purpose!" Clear the road for him. Fill in the valleys.
Curves = Unexpected events that just show up out of nowhere to try to distract us, make us angry, get us off track. We must ready to straighten out these curves. Clear the road for him!
Rough Places = Areas in our life where that we keep secret. Hidden bitterness, anger, lust, jealousy, pride, not being content....... a horrible attitude towards life and serving God. These rough places must be smoothed out. We need God to bring in the heavy equipment and crush our pride and bitterness. Smooth out the rough places. Clear the road for him!
Let's make a clear path for God to work in our life. Crush the mountains, fill in the valleys, straighten the curves, and smooth out the rough places. Amen!
the following are Kevin Young's thoughts on the above section that we are reading together in Luke on the Disciple boards. i really felt what he posted was significant and very well written so i shared it here. if you'd like to read along with us, go to disciplerocks.com --> boards ---> the word ---> then find whichever topic you'd like to post in :)
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