CLEAR THE ROAD

Mark 1:3 NLT He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear the road for him!’

When a famous person, or royalty come to visit the district, they sometimes make the decision to clear the road and everything and everybody out of the area as they prepare for his or her arrival.

I just felt the Lord was reminding us again of our need to clear the road for Him each day. To be prepared to put some other things aside so we can be ready for Him to speak into our day, and into our situations, not just for two minutes, squeezed in here or there, but to properly clear some time for Him.😊 

When life is pressing in on us, the ‘traffic’ of life can be very loud! It becomes so congested with the ‘stuff’ of life, that it makes it hard to hear His voice telling us of His love, or encouraging us on, or warning us of something to come. John the Baptist was chosen to clear the way for the Messiah and we are the one who has to clear the way, to make the time, for Jesus in our own lives. Nobody else can do it!😊

The wonderful truth is, Jesus went to the Cross so we could have a clear pathway to His Father and even if we blow it and repent, He is faithful and just to forgive us. In fact, praise God, He has done already! There is no blockage His end!😊

Jesus cleared the road for us to come, now He’s waiting for us to clear the road our end and do the coming. Let the Holy Spirit encourage us today, to put the traffic cones up, to clear the road, so the King of Glory can come in and spend some time with Him each day because He really wants to spend time with us. What a lovely thought to start the week.😊 Amen.

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