Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? But now hear, O Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen! Now your part is to see these things in the imagination of your mind, picture these images of success and all of your obstacles coming down and being removed from your life, just like the mountains and valleys and rough places that are in your life, they can be represented by this imagery. The Creator of the ends of the earth, These things will I do, and I will not forsake them. But from the context of many of the passages I read, making the crooked straight has several meanings: 1. Life can get pretty rough when we veer off course - going down a bumpy track that is tough going and taking us away from the good things in life. Allowing an image carved by the craftiness of an evil, humanistic philosophy to imprint your thinking is trusting in an idol, which like an obsession, holds you to wrong beliefs and trusting in ways that are not from God, so we can become blind and deaf to the truth and we then need to turn around from the lost pathway of our wilderness. Isaiah 40:4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: Isaiah 42:16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. Education, And he said God did this. But God intervened. 29 He gives power to the weak, A voice cries: In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Based on the Scripture quoted above, the crooked place, the place of deceit and wickedness that the Bible refers to most often is the human heart. . Jesus restores and redeems He makes crooked paths straight. Josephs brothers were convicted of the sin they thought had been hidden for years when coming before the governor of Egypt (Joseph, although unbeknownst to them) to buy grain because of the famine. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. The highway appears at verse 23: Romans 11:25-26 is Pauls explanation for thisIsraels two foes (representing all Gentiles) come in first, and Israel is the third part. Have you not heard? This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. Proverbs 3:5 Verse Concepts Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. Join the Mornings with the Holy Spirit prayer broadcasts live. I will break in pieces the gates of bronze Where is it all going to? We are not machines that can be simply switched off and overwritten without some effect, there is adjustment in change, so become part of the process that God has for you in the recovery program. In Isaiah 19, the conversion of the Gentile nations is symbolized by the conversion of Egypt and Assyria. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save. Making our paths straight is His joy and one measure of His great love for us. Based on the Scripture quoted above, the crooked place, the place of deceit and wickedness that the Bible refers to most often is the human heart. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. DARBY Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. They stoop; they bow down together; they cannot save the burden, but themselves go into captivity. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. It comes from a surrendered heart that is submitted to God and believes His guidance; it is a transformed heart that comes with repentance. 10 Practical Ways to Help People Who Are Hurting, No Matter How You Feel Right Now, Your Life Is Worth Living, 3 Good Things to Remember When You Feel Anxious about the Future. Do you want this freedom? And do not return there, We see in our opening scripture from Isaiah 40, that even a humungous, monstrous mountain in your life can be brought down to a level place for your progress to continue. Have you heard of compassion for children or your offspring? So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. I can do all things through him who strengthens me. . God Will Make Your Path Straight. Developing a Spiritual Warfare Ba. I am not going to write more about repentance here. He redeemed my relationship with Himover my entire lifeand healed my heart. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. When we are so used to being a certain way, it takes time to develop to another way on a higher channel, a better track above isnt always familiar to us until we grow into the new suit from above, that fits us well and makes it all a new day for us. Somehow, He made the crooked paths that I walked in the past straight as if they were never crooked in the first place. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. God will break into pieces the gates that hold us back from our destiny. They shall run and not be weary, This ongoing voice calls us to His service. They Mount up on Wings of Eagles Jesus came and made it all possible and now the way is open for this glory to be revealed, which will transform any place of gloom to a haven of restoration. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. L There is no change in the things themselves, but in our views of and feelings towards them. Like when we are restricted by bars of iron, it is like an imprisonment, we are caged in and our movement is blocked. The rough places are made smooth by the anointing oil of breakthrough and healing, this is our blessing and the place of smooth flow for our lives. If He does this, He will always be near and He will give the strength to endure). What happened? Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) gmail.com. These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Run and not grow weary That you may know that I, the LORD, What David did with Bathsheba and to Uriah, her husband, was crooked. Going astray doesnt always happen overnight, at the beginning of a journey all seems pretty much aligned together at the starting point. In life we are given a vehicle and it is up to us which track we go down and where we head, if we choose to go on a road that is destructive to our vehicle, eventually the vehicle will break down, or we crash and lose our vehicle and we could be injured or destroyed. Something must be out of alignment and whacky in our decision making processes for us to be persuaded to take off down a wrong track. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. All Rights Reserved. His greatest fear is that you will walk in the truth, you will walk on the straight path, and he will not be able to sap your strength, divert you from your destiny in Christ, negate your Kingdom power, and make your straight path crooked. But it shall accomplish what I please, The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. 20:7-11): And theLordsaid to Moses andAaron, Becauseyou did not believe in me,to uphold me as holy in the eyes of the people of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them. (Num. (A few thoughts about repentance. there are indicators, kind of internal dials, warning messages, alerts that sound off inside. The apostle Paul, once a persecutor of Christians, came to a place in his life where he knew it was better to be with the Lord when his work in this world was finished: For to meto live is Christ, and to die is gain. Who call you by your name, Theology. God wants us to lead our paths, since He is the one who makes them straight. 35:9). He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law. Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. For many, the crooked path is a religious or works path, even Christians. 11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; 40:3), our taking that command seriously leads to the result that the crooked shall be made straight (Isa. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. The voice that cries to us to make straight Gods highway continues to sound. In truth, the words I heard when I was praying were, behold, I make crookedpathsstraight. The Isaiah texts speak of God making crookedplacesstraight, not crooked paths. God says He will make the crooked places straight, so that we can see with our imagination, the good things and have the faith that will move that mountain in our life, bring us up out of that rut, the valley and the circumstances that hold us back and prevent us from achieving in life. The crooked path is the way that leads to spiritual and emotional emptiness and death never to fulfillment! A sought-after speaker, Martin travels extensively and lectures on behalf of Christian Reconstruction and the Chalcedon Foundation. n This is how God deals with those things that stand in the way of His anointed servants. 2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight : I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: Read Isaiah (KJVA) Read Isaiah 45:2 (KJVA) in Parallel Lexham English Bible for Isaiah 45:2 2 "I myself will go before you, and I will level [the] {mountains}. Our soul is a complex creature and an integral piece of our personality, although you cant say that we are a machine, or behave like one, you can say that Walk and not faint. American Standard Version I will go before thee, and make the rough places smooth; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron; Berean Study Bible New American Standard Bible "I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. We go to the experts and ask advice, we get some training, we practice new skills, we change the old habits to gain better skills, we get retrained, we google it!!! These things I will do for them, Consider the work of God: who can make straight what he has made crooked? Ecclesiastes 7:13. Just allow God to adjust your vision, look to Him when you are limited by your thinking to see a way out and begin to be a person of faith. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. The command is Prepare ye [plural] the way of the Lord. Rawlinson asserts that the way of the Lord is the way of holiness of Isaiah 35:8.5 That is precisely the highway to be built by His people. But I commend an important book to you Repentance. While we will not always know why God has made a crook in our lot, we can always trust that he is using it for good and his glory in the lives of his beloved children. God I can boldly declare to you that C Peace be upon Israel! However, in Is 42:16, the Lord said, I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. 1:15 and Eccl. There is no Kingdom life without repentance being repentant.. Change is on the way. Biblical Law, It is a life of powerlessness and self-deception. Quoted in John Philip Lange, Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Mark-Luke (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, n.d.), vol. To view the full ESV Copyright information, click here. In Acts, 13, Paul admonished a sorcerer named Elymas saying, You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? (Acts 13: 10 ESV). He heals our broken hearts and He seats us at His right hand in the heavenly realms, with all the powers and principalities of the dark world beneath our feet. Neither faints nor is weary. When God commands us (for "prepare ye" is in the plural) to prepare the Lord's way by making the highway in the desert straight (Isa. I know better I have been forgiven and redeemed by the blood of Jesus shed for me on the cross. Many are spiritually and emotionally walking on the crooked path when they seek fulfillment in the things of the world like pleasure, wealth, and power they will twist, turn, bend around, and expend a lot of energy, but never reach the destination, which is personal fulfillment. Those with no might He increases their strength. That reminds me of some parts of The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan. Having that kind of strength and power before us, behind us, and within us is a huge comfort. God has given us the gift of His Word, which will help us to evaluate properly whether something in our lives will make the path crooked or straight. Isaiah 42:16-18 - Then there are gates, not just any little wooden gate, but a huge metal gate, it is formidable and imposing, designed to stop us getting through. Now the famine was severe in Samaria. And then He can cleanse and heal their life from the damaging and defiling effects of the addictions. 35:8). I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions. Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born? Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. "Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth." (Jeremiah 33:6) God is the healing power that heals us. 7-8). As we know, the way things turn out are not always what we considered and that is OK as well, as we need the element of mystery to be on an adventure, but I am talking about when we end up in the ditch and we are just plain bogged down with no way up anymore. 2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: 3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. What a God!! When all crooked places are made straight, all flesh together (Isa. The idea is, I will take away everything that would retard or oppose your victorious march. Old Testament History, Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. OK. We must see ourselves working as Zerubbabel worked: his hands lay the foundation, his hands bring forth the headstone, but the work has God in the midst of it. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Gods ways are higher than our ways. 3, p. 28. Receive your subscription to this newsletter along with our bi-monthly Chalcedon Report all for just $20/year. We have a key part to play in the restitution of all things (Acts 3:21). For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? 10, Section 2, p. 66. You may be wondering why God has allowed various afflictions in your life. Edward J. I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: Isaiah 59:8 chapter context similar meaning copy save The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace. Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring. Proverbs 4:26-27 Watch the path of your feet Even Moses, who spoke with God face-to-face, failed to obey perfectly. Psalm 25:4,5 - The mountain that was a massive oppressive blockade will be removed in Jesus Name. Of stony hearts, hearts of flesh.15. Jesus makes the crooked straight through regeneration. The only weapon satan has to counter this truth is deception. each new version has its improvements yes, but new bugs are still found and will take effect and haunt its success and so the cycle goes on. Naomis husband foolishly took his family to Moab to escape a drought in Bethlehem-judah. Conclusion: everyone of these problems took time to straighten out. When God makes the crooked places straight, He forgives our sins, redeems our lives, and restores our hearts back to the condition of the human heart in the Garden of Eden before Adam and Eves hearts became crooked through deceit and wickedness. Lets do this! The straight path can be straight either because the mountain is removed altogether or God leads us through the mountain and out the other side. I heard it in the context of, once again, being accused and condemned by satan for what I did or said in my past life. What did God want me to understand when, in the middle of my battle with satans accusations, I heard Him say, I make crooked paths (or places) straight?. Christian Reconstruction, simply stated, involves the process of making the crooked places straight. TopicalBible Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him that gates may not be closed: I will go before you and level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, I will give you the treasures of darkness and the hoards in secret places, that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who call you by your name. P The literal crooked path reminds me of a path or road with many meandering loops, turns, and bends. After Moses struck the rock at Meribah to bring forth water instead of speaking to it as God commanded him to do, God did not allow Moses or Aaron to enter the promised land (Num.
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