Isaiah 35:8-10 – The Way of Holiness
This highway is the highway of holiness. We are justified, that is, declared to be innocent before God’s law, because of what Christ did for us at the cross. We take hold of Christ and we take hold of his obeying the law in our place, by faith and by faith alone. But the Scripture says that we are dead in our trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1). We need to be brought to life. And that is what God does for us. God makes us alive. He makes us to be born again. He makes us to be regenerated. This regeneration, which is the work of the Holy Spirit, gives us a new and living heart that has saving faith in Jesus, that has love toward God. And instead of a love for sin, it has a love for holiness and a desire for more and more of it. We do not travel this highway in order to be justified. But we do travel this highway because we have been justified and regenerated. Those who are not holy, the one who is not striving after holiness, the one who is not going down this road, never had the new heart.
This is a highway, not a path or a trail. The entrance to it, in a way, is tight and narrow, for it is only through Jesus Christ. But once you’re on it, you cannot fail to see it. The king guides us on it. For after all, it is a highway made for the king. It is made for His reasons. It is made for His glory, and it is made for His people.
How do you get on it? There aren’t many different entrances and exits. There is one entrance. Its beginning and its foundation are in Christ. By coming to Christ, we come to the highway. And how does one come to Christ? You can go to Him in prayer, and cry out to Him for forgiveness and deliverance. And all this He will give you, and you will begin traveling upon this highway.
We can think about what heaven will be like, but friends, we cannot fully comprehend how good it will be (1 Corinthians 2:9). You cannot begin to imagine the wonder, the splendor, the delight of living with your Father, of living with your Saviour forever and ever. All your desires after godliness shall come to pass. And all your tears and your frustration, your vexation over remaining sin, shall all be gone. You shall see Him, and everlastingly and perfectly commune with Him, who loved you and gave Himself for you, who is Himself the way.
Questions
- What will a believer in Christ desire?
- What do we have to look forward to in heaven?
Prayer Points
- Pray for the preaching and hearing of God’s Word tomorrow.
- Use prayer points from your congregation.
- Pray for family matters.