God speaks today Wednesday | July 7, 2021

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. (Isaiah 40:3)

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: (Matthew 20:27)

You cannot reach greatness without first going through the desert

We must always remember that we are servants to one another and should retain great humility when serving others. In Matthew 20, the mother of the sons of Zebedee asks Jesus to order that her sons sit in His Kingdom, one on His right and the other on His left. She has a mentality of lordship and control, and desires personal benefit for her children. Jesus surprises her with a question asking if she can pay the price for authority in the Kingdom of God, which involves going through a process of breaking and pruning, being tested and humiliated, and understanding who we are with total humility. We cannot reach greatness without first going through the desert and cannot get to Resurrection Sunday without going through Crucifixion Friday. The path to greatness is through the humiliation of the inner being, and we must allow God to put us through a process rather than trying to shortcut it. Read more...

Cross Reference

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. (Mark 1:2)

He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. (John 1:23)

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. (Malachi 3:1)

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. (Luke 1:16)