Is. 62:10 Go out! Prepare
the highway for my people to return! Smooth out the road; pull out the
boulders; raise a flag for all the nations to see.
The thought that jumps out at me here is the mandate to go and
prepare a way for people to return. As
Christians, we are sent out into the world.
We are to go out amongst those who are not Christians. We are not very good at doing this. We want people to come to us, not we go to
them. We would rather remain cozy and
comfortable than get our hands dirty by going into the cesspool of sin to reach
whom we can.
We are to prepare the way for people to return. We are to make a way for people who want out
of their sin to get out. It may take us
thought and work, but if we are willing we can help people find their way to
Christ. Many people remain in sin
because no one has been able to show them how to get out of it in a way they
can understand. Everybody has a basic
need for Christ. Ask the Lord to show
you how to be an effective witness to someone you know.
We are to smooth out the road.
The way to salvation is often complicated by the doings of others. Some people who profess Christ make a mess of
things and perhaps leave a bitter taste in the mouths of unbelievers. We can help smooth the road by not being like
that. We can live holy lives before the
world so that the world can see what Christians should really be like. We can by our actions and words refute the
failures and weaknesses of faith of others.
We can live in such a way that others will want what we have by removing
the obstacles others have placed on the path.
Examine your life and talk.
What kind of a witness for Christ are you? Do you turn people on to Christ or turn them
off? Are you a boulder in someone’s pathway
or are you a smooth pathway to God? Let
all who see you see Christ in a positive light.
Let all see that Christ can really change us into a holy people. Let all see what life is really like when
Jesus is both Savior and Lord of life.
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