Isaiah 40:3-5
(Use the link below to read the verses.)
Football
is in the air. High school, college and NFL teams are all preparing for the
beginning of their fall season. But preparations began much earlier. The same
is true for the Big Ten Network (BTN). They began preparing for the first game
of the fall a long time ago.
For example, during the month of April each school’s spring
game is televised. Then in late July, the two-day Big Ten Media Days are on the
air for hours at a time. Once the Media Days are over, programming is peppered
with previous years’ regular season games, bowl games and special programs. Finally,
for three weeks in August, BTN airs their Bus Tour of fall practices for every
school.
All
of this is to prepare us, the fans, for the season to begin; to get us hyped
up! Are you ready for some football?
3 Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, “Clear the way
through the wilderness for the Lord! Make a straight highway through the
wasteland
for our God! 4 Fill in the valleys, and level the mountains and hills. Straighten
the curves, and smooth out the rough
places. NLT
for our God! 4 Fill in the valleys, and level the mountains and hills. Straighten
In
ancient times, when eastern monarchs would set out on an expedition, they
deployed advanced workers who would prepare the way for the monarch. Like Isaiah
describes, they would build a road that was worthy of their king.
When
he wrote this, Isaiah likely had in mind the return of the exiles from Babylon
to Jerusalem. For us, we normally think of it as a reference to John the
Baptist preparing people for the Messiah to arrive.
The
bigger picture is that God is always at work in our lives. He is always “clearing the way through the wilderness for
the Lord”. He is constantly at work
preparing our hearts, our circumstances, our relationships and our experiences
to bring us closer to Him and to serve Him with a devoted heart.
When
I say “always”… I mean “ALWAYS”! You think BTN spends a lot of time and money
to prepare you for football season? God does eternally more to prepare you for
Him!
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