Prepare the Way

{Daily Selah}



Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight" (Mark 1:3).


"Joy to the World" was never intended to be a Christmas carol. Isaac Watts intended it as an every day song of worship. The preacher's desire was that "every heart prepare Him room" every day. 


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♪ Joy to the world! The Lord is come  ♪
     Let earth receive her King!
     Let every heart prepare Him room
     And heaven and nature sing
     And heaven and nature sing
     And heaven, and heaven and nature sing 

We put a lot of effort into making preparations at this time of year, don't we? 

We decorate our homes, shop for the special people in our lives, wrap each item with care, place our gifts carefully under the tree, and make a splendid feast to serve our family on Christmas Day.

A lot of preparation was involved in the very first Christmas. This preparation began many years before as God promised, through the months of the prophets, of the Messiah who was to come.

John the Baptist was the one chosen by God to make many of the final preparations for the advent of the Promised One. He was, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight" (Mark 1:3).

Although God told them who the Messiah was and is, Israel was not prepared for Him. They expected deliverance from the Romans, not One who would deliver them from their sins.

The night Jesus arrived in the manger, angels prepared the way and led shepherds to Him. Though the shepherds shared their experience, and Jesus would later make himself known to them, many did not prepare their hearts to receive the Savior of the world.

Even now, many years after His birth, Jesus still wants us to prepare the way for Him. If you don't really know Him yet, find out more about Jesus and prepare the way for Him in your life today. Visit PeacewithGod.net to find out how. 

You may already know Him as your Savior and Lord, but do you prepare the way for Him each day? Are you prepared to spend time with Him, hear His voice and obey His Word? 


Prepare the way.




{Daily Selah} is a mini-devotional, a pause to ponder about the Lord and how He wants us to live.