The area of the state in which I live has been seen as a desert for a number of years. But lately, God has blessed us with some much needed rain and the crops are looking healthy. So I don’t hear the term “desert” as much these days.
This morning I was moved to Isaiah 40 in my reading. As I read these verses, I thought about the calling God has given me. And beyond me, the calling God has given the church. Verses 3-5 say this
A voice is calling,
“Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness;
Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.“Let every valley be lifted up,
And every mountain and hill be made low;
And let the rough ground become a plain,
And the rugged terrain a broad valley;
Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
And all flesh will see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Make a smooth highway in the desert for our God. I may not be in a literal desert, but I see the evidence of a spiritual desert all around me. Spiritually, the people of this area are parched. Nothing grows but weeds and thorns and grass spurs.
In the midst of this desert, God has called me – and you – to make a smooth highway. A wide path for God to be glorified. All of our efforts each day should be to make a way for God to move in the lives of the people we touch. We are called to turn the heads of the people we meet toward God. We can’t make anyone believe. And we can’t force God to move in someone’s life. But that is not what God has called us to do.
God has called us to make a way – a highway – to those in the desert. God will do the rest. Isaiah tells us that when we are faithful to our calling, then God’s glory will be revealed and everyone will see it at the same time.
Be faithful today. Join the highway crew. There is a lot of work to be done and the days are getting shorter.
Be a blessing today!
Clay in the Hands 
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