“God's Highway”
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Categories: Moment With The Master
“A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, Shall not go astray.” (Isaiah 35:8)
Under the reference of deliverance from Assyria and Babylon, the messianic age is foreshadowed. Here Isaiah speaks of a highway leading to God. In Isaiah 11:16, he speaks of a “highway for the remnant of God's people.” Please note some of the characteristics of this highway.
The Hebrew word for “highway” connotes a raised road. It refers to one that is leveled or prepared. The very ministry of John the Baptist was to “prepare the way of the Lord”. (Matthew 3:3) He came to raise the valleys and to level the mountains. Such is the way of Christ and salvation. All the hindrances have been removed and the path is clearly laid before us.
This highway is singular. It is called “a road” or “a way”. There is only one way to God, not many ways. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6) The Lord's disciples were true to this way. Paul clearly taught that there was only one true way to serve God. (Acts 24:14) Those who were devoted to this way were persecuted (Acts 22:4), and ostracized. (Acts 22:14)
Finally, this is a way of holiness. “The unclean shall not pass over it”. It is limited to the holy or redeemed. This is not to say that those who walk this path never sin. The rebellious, willful sinner will not walk this path. However, imperfect saints with hearts set on obeying the Lord will be found there.
God has been thinking of us for a long time. He has clearly marked the path. He has provided relief for those who stumble. He is calling us to join the remnant of his people as they tread the road to Zion.
George Slover
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