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Glory Seed Devotionals, 2015: Year of Promise
THE voice crying in the wilderness…
When John the Baptist was questioned he said he was preparing the way for the Messiah quoting the following scripture from Isaiah. “A voice of one who cries: Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord [clear away the obstacles]; make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God!” (Isaiah 40:3, AMP)
In this morning’s Rylism James Ryle wrote, “Then I open my heart. God speaks to our heart far more clearly than He speaks to our heads. It is not knowledge that I am seeking; it is revelation. And that can only happen when the eyes of my heart are opened.” Without detracting from John’s testimony rather than the “voice of one who cries” being John the Baptist I’d like you to consider it as Jesus inviting you to clear away the “junk” from your life and open your heart up to the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
The ultimate gift of the Holy Spirit is the Presence of God in our lives, in verse 4 Isaiah goes on to explain in detail how the Holy Spirit goes about making it possible for us to receive the giftedness of God’s presence. “Every valley shall be lifted and filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked and uneven shall be made straight and level, and the rough places a plain.” (Isaiah 40:4, AMP)
When I look at my life there have been, are, and yet to come ups and downs, twists and turns, sinkholes, and potholes so without any reservations I need the Holy Spirit! I remember one summer Patti and I while on vacation were driving through parts of the “corn belt” where there are no ups and downs, no curves, no potholes, where you could see for miles and miles and miles ahead. That is what the Holy Spirit is accomplishing in our lives so the words of verse 5 can become more than just words but the reality of God in our hearts. “And the glory (majesty and splendor) of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.” (Isaiah 40:5, AMP)
Believe! Anticipate! Experience! Be transformed!
Grace and PEACE, Amen!
Gary
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“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7, NLT)
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