Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, show me what preparing the way for you is supposed to look like in this season of my life. And then give me the wisdom and the strength and the grace to do it.
Scripture: Isaiah 40:3-5, Matthew 3:1-6
Journal: What does it look like in your life right now to “Prepare the way for the Lord” and “make straight paths for him”? Will you?
Reflection: “Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.” (Mt. 3:3) That’s what this season is all about. Thus, each of us must do some soul-searching, some praying, and some seeking if we ever want to figure out what this needs to look like in our lives.
The truth that both Isaiah and John the
Baptist proclaimed was that “the Messiah is coming, so you’d better get ready.” Therefore, each one of us must invest some
time and space figuring out just how to make the paths straight for his
entrance, both within us and among us.
Otherwise, when he comes there will be no room for him in our souls, the
same way there was no room for him in the inn.
Pray
Closing Prayer: Prepare the way, O Lord, both within us and among us, for your entry into our hearts and our world.
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