For roughly 400 years or thereabout, no active prophet was available in the the land of Judah. There was no "thus says the Lord." The people were in prophetic darkness. The law of the Lord, the written word had been diluted, misinterpreted, manipulated and turned into a burden.
The prophetic messianic expectations was high, especially with the religious, political and economic situation on ground. The people were in earnest expectation of their Messiah that will deliver them. Suddenly, there was this voice ringing through the wilderness. There was this ruggedly clad man baptizing by river Jordan. His appearance reminded them of the historical prophetic icon, Elijah. They all flocked to the river to hear him. History turn to reality.
The question is "Who is this man?"
The religious leaders sent delegates to him with the poser, "Who are you?"
They wanted to know. Is he the expected Messiah, the prophet that was foretold will come or any of the olden days prophet?
John did not leave them in darkness or doubt. He made them understand that he was neither the prophet nor the expected Messiah.
His answer and identification is "I am the voice of the one crying in the wilderness: make straight the way of the Lord."
The voice was telling the people to make straight the way of the Lord. Be prepared for the coming of the Lord.
Which voice are you?
Are you preparing the people for the coming of the Lord?
Are you preaching the gospel of the kingdom?
Are you waking up the people from their spiritual slumber?
Are you sensitizing the people to the person, work and second coming of Christ?
Are you encouraging the church for the work of ministry and taking over of the land for God?
Are you busy building people or you're busy building edifices?
Or You're busy building your empire, making yourself the centre of attraction. You're material conscious and worldly minded.
Remember, the work and message of the King demands urgency. The night is far spent, the dawn of righteousness is about to break. The urgency of warning the Church and the world at large is more paramount now than before.
The mystery of iniquity is now more active than before: take a survey of what is happening around us
√ Politically
√ Economically
√ Religiously
√ Containment called entertainment
√ Technological advancement
√ Scientific discoveries and manipulations
√ Rebellion against moral standards
√ Child molestation, abuse and prostitution
√ Human trafficking, drug and weapon trade
√ Disasters of various capacities both natural and man made, farmine, outbreak of diseases, epidemics, war, terrorism
√ Rebellion against God and His authority, etc.
The list can go on and on.
Which voice are you?
The time is ripe for the Church to arise, minister of the gospel arise...let the voice go out...let it ring into the four corners of the world...the nations hear about the power of His blood. Let Christ be preached. Let the work of Calvary be proclaimed and made known. Let the world know that their salvation has being procured by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Shalom
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