A Prophecy Fulfilled
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As It Is Written
As It Is Written
In the wilderness people come to hear a prophet of God
it has been 400 years since Malachi
John the Baptist is the hottest ticket in town
people are flocking to see and hear him
He is preaching repentance and forgiveness of sins
He is preparing the way of the Lord Jesus to come
He is preparing the hearts of the people to accept their Messiah
what we are looking at today is the prophecy from 700 years prior
A voice is calling, “Prepare the way for Yahweh in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God. “Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley; Then the glory of Yahweh will be revealed, And all flesh will see it together; For the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”
Luke wants us to be sure that we know that John is that man
and this prophecy has been fulfilled
as all prophecy's has or will be fulfilled
the Old and New Testament prophecies are not just a allegory, or metaphor for the church today
or Aesop's fable to be used as a teaching lesson
Prophecies are what God has told us what will happen
so what does this prophecy telling us?
what are all these strange things?
These are the things John is going to do
read Luke 3 4-6.
Pray
The Preparation Of The Visiting King
The Preparation Of The Visiting King
When a king is going to visit another place
The town of Potholeville
he will send an envoy before hand to have the roads prepared
the rocks taken out, the curves made straight
hollows filled. high hills made flat
the town cleaned up and painted
all these things the towns people were living with
the rough crooked dangerous roads full of potholes and rocks
the swaller they were living in
the dirty dingy buildings, dogs sleeping on the sidewalks
it was normal life, a life they were accustomed to
But now the king is coming to Potholeville
and the king is demanding to have the best
citizens of Potholeville need to prepare for His arrival
John is in charge of all this
he is the envoy that the king sent
but his job is a difficult one
because people are set in their ways
don’t want to do out of the ordinary
if the king wants to come then come
don’t get me involved, I’m happy with the way it is now
I can live with the roads, dogs, unpainted buildings
my way of life is just fine with me I don’t mind the swaller
So what does this mean in a spiritual sense?
Prepare For God In Your Heart
Prepare For God In Your Heart
John was to go before the Messiah to prepare the lives and hearts of the people of Israel
The Messiah is coming to be Emmanuel
the seed of David, the promised one
to get them to clean up their act
to put away the idols
to turn away from the corruptness of the religious system in Jerusalem
to stop stealing, harming your neighbor
to repent, to grieve over their sin, to turn to God
obey the Law of God
but again, people are comfortable in their way of life
they don’t want to change
but there are some who do prepare for the Lord
there are some who prepared to encounter the King
Like James and John the disciples of John
who follow John and learn from him
who do prepare their heart for the Messiah
when the Messiah came to John they were ready to leave John to follow Jesus
when Jesus was ready, He called them from their fishing boat and they readily followed
There are people today who need to repent and turn to Jesus
they hear my message or your message of the gospel
the penalty for sin
the need to be righteous
their need to accept the Savior
Jesus came to save His people from their sins
Jesus came to take the punishment that they deserve
Jesus died on the cross to take away the guilt and shame
We are all born with a genetic defect that is called sin
we inherited it from our father Adam
that right there is all we need to keep us from Heaven
but we all add to our guilt by rebelling against God
we say no to His law
we hate Him and don’t want Him coming to my town
we do everything to push him out of our lives
we rebel against commandments
we want to blame Him for all that is bad in the world
He gives us a gift of a child and we mutilate and kill it.
we offer the baby on the altar of selfishness
we celebrate anti God lifestyles with a parade
we abuse alcohol and drugs to escape our reality
we go to churches where the preacher tells us what we want to hear, but sending you to hell
we try to fill our spiritual needs by following satanic religions like JW, Mormons, new age, eastern mysticism
Jesus says
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Me.
Jesus, God created the universe
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him.
Jesus God the Son came to this earth as a Baby to rescue His people from their sin and corruption
to die in their place
so that all who repent and believe will have everlasting life with Him
John is the one that God used to prepare the way of the Israelites at that time
maybe its me preparing you to meed your Savior
May God grant you a change of mind and faith to believe in the savior
how about you a christian
when you come to Church to meet with God are you prepared?
Is your house clean?
is there any un-confessed sin in your life
do you have the attitude that I am going to worship the King
Is Jesus King or are you king
or is the spiritual thing something you do?
Jesus Is Preparing
Jesus Is Preparing
putting His house in order
for his Church His Bride
“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. “In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.
Jesus is making room for us
he is perfecting our new home
how about you?
are you even going? is He making a home for you?
will you repent and put your faith in Him to take you
How about you Christian
what will Jesus find you doing when He calls you home?
will He find you ready for Him ?
are you watching for Him?