The Beacon Of Hope From The Wilderness- Advent 3

the splendour of our God.”

Some Bible commentators believe that the wilderness blossoming is a signal that the Lord is returning to draw his people back to him and though I stand alone in my comparison, I believe the Lord gave me this picture for a reason. That the barren wilderness that was Elizabeth’s womb became a fertile oasis of life to signify the first coming of Christ Jesus.

So how can we translate John’s message into today’s world?

A few weeks ago I stated that I believed that we are on the verge of another great revival, but that for revival to happen we need to follow the words of 2 Chronicles 7: 14 “14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

I still believe that we are standing on the verge of a new and great revival and I still believe God is waiting for us to once again humble ourselves and seek his face. Once we do that then he will use us to be like John, to be “A united as one voice, calling in the wilderness, that is the world we live in today, to make straight the way for the Lord.”

God has a purpose for all of us here today and we can trust him fully to guide us but to do that we need to let go of anything we are stubbornly holding onto that would stop us surrendering completely to God’s purpose for our lives.

John did not have the complete Bible as we know it today, but he focussed his life on the truth he knew from the available Scriptures that we know as the Old Testament. Likewise we can discover in his word the truths God wants us to know and if we let those truths work in us, others will be drawn to him. God can use you in a way he can use no- one else. Are you prepared to surrender all to him, all your stubborn pride, all your bitterness, all your self interest and let him know your willingness to follow him wherever that may lead, are you prepared to be beacons of hope in the wilderness today? Advent is a season where we look expectantly toward the light of Christ, Jesus said “You are the light of the world” if there is anything in your life that is stopping your light from shining or more importantly the light of Christ shining in you, then please surrender it to the Lord right here, right now, today. Our place of prayer is open, the music of Great is the darkness will play as you make your response.