GOD’S WORD—Isaiah 35:8
A highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not travel on it, but it shall be for God’s people; no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray.
MEDITATION
Be it by boat, train, plane, motor vehicle, or perhaps even a sleigh, people are up and about and on their way to who only knows where this holiday season. Be sure to yield the proverbial “right of way” and always check your “blind spot”!
Compared to what your author has just done, the prophet Isaiah does not offer tips for travel. Instead, we are told of a highway that has name – and it is not “I-35W” or any other road designation we might be reminded of after we set our GPS. This highway is called the “Holy Way”. If you’re carrying a load of what the Bible calls sin, you won’t be allowed on the “Holy Way.” But if you wish to rid yourself of that heavy burden, it will be “green light” and “clear sailing” for you! In fact, that’s what the Christ-child came to do – to take away that baggage of sin that we spend an inordinate amount of time trying to haul around ourselves (only to find that it is getting us nowhere)!
We get somewhere when, by the grace of God in Christ, we travel through this life on that “Holy Way”. We may not know what’s around the corner, but the architect and builder of the “Holy Way” goes with us. And the destination, we are reliably told, is glorious. Enjoy safe – and meaningful! – travel this holiday season and always!
PRAYER
Lord, we beseech You, give ear to our prayers, and enlighten the darkness of our hearts by Your gracious visitation; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
VERSE
See the Lamb, so long expected,
Comes with pardon down from heaven.
Let us haste, with tears of sorrow,
One and all, to be forgiven.
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