Monday: Prepare the way

Good Morning my dear brothers and sisters ... What a great day to be alive and be alive in our Lord Jesus ... May I be so bold to start out this day by saying if you are not alive in Jesus, being "Born Again", then you are not alive at all ... (did I hear an amen)

Today I ask you to pray for Pastor Carol who broke a hip, and also to pray for our leaders, Federal, State, Local, and also please pray for President Elect Obama and his family...

Prepare The Way: As we pull this big bus fleet back on the road today we are no more than out there when we hear this loud, loud voice ... PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE LORD, PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE LORD. What is this, what are we hearing, remember we are back in time, there are no Public Address Systems to voice the sound ... Yet we hear it again and again ... PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE LORD ...

Luke 3: 2b The word of God came to John, son of Zechariah, in the desert. 3 He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 4 As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him. 5 Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. 6 And all mankind will see God's salvation.'"

John, who we refer to today as "John The Baptist", was the forerunner of our Lord Jesus. He was out there telling all who would hear him ... "Prepare the way for The Lord", "Prepare the way for The Lord."

Would I dare ask you this question today... How many of you are "Johns" today ... Gosh as I write that statement I come to realize that a few will make something less meaning out of that statement, so I will take time to explain ... How many of you are following the words of Jesus when He told us to take the good news to all corners of the earth? Is that not what John is doing? John is out telling that Jesus, the King of kings and Lord of lords, John is telling of how your sins can be forgiven ... and is that not what we have been commanded to do? ... "PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE LORD". John was telling all, and his word was getting out ... Today we have those Public Address Systems, we have radio, TV and yes this thing I am on called a computer. we have all sorts of tools and we also should be doing the work of our Lord with only a slight change in wording ... Maybe we should be saying. "Prepare the way for the RETURN of The Lord". And folks, like way back then when we were being called to repentance of our sins, it is still the same ... So today I ask you to first prepare yourself for the return of our Lord by praying with me for the forgiveness of sins ... lets do it.

Dear Father, in the name of Jesus, I confess that I am a sinner ... I was a sinner back in my youth and today I am different, I am an older sinner, and I am still saved by Your Grace, Jesus -that still amazes me ... Forgive me today dear Lord, and update me on being clean ... Yes Lord, I am just an old sinner needing a blood bath ... Thanks for doing it ... In the name of Jesus ... Amen.

Tomorrow I will look more at old John and look again at just how much we should be like him ... And how we should be working like he did ... But folks, for now, you can get started and a good way would be to share your blessings in faith ... Love ya, dan.