“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight’” (Mark 1:3)
From the passage in Isaiah 40, we are reminded that our time here is short. The message comes that salvation is made available by grace and through faith. Behold, the Savior has come. Some will follow and others will not. We should not stop preparing the way of the Lord. Every person needs help to make the way of the Lord become the way of living. We live in a wilderness and the Lord is calling us home.
Lord, help me so that I am not content with the wilderness in which I find myself. You have put into me a longing for my true home, which is in and with You. Help me by deepening in me the eternal desire You have planted in me so that I help by making ready the way You have established. Guide me in Your grace to live on the straight and narrow path, speaking Your word of truth.
Thank You, Savior of my soul, for coming into the wilderness of this world. You have given me the words of life. Help me to walk the straight and narrow path that You have set before me. When I err, let me repent and set me again on Your path. When I stray, lead me back to safety. May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my mind be upon what is right and true. Guide me ever deeper into the salvation You have given me. Amen.
