The Old Testament prophets were set apart to deliver God's Word to His people. They all delivered various parts of the same message... the people need redemption and God's plan of salvation. AMEN!
Jesus was both the messenger of the redemption and the means through which it was accomplished. Until Christ, prophets were only the bearers of God's Word, pointing to another that would fulfill it. Christ came to us a prophet bringing the word of God, but He is also the ONE who would accomplish the salvation He and all the other prophets proclaimed.
A prophet PROCLAIMS what is to come, CALLS for repentance and DECLARES God's living Word. Jesus calls us to share in the work of proclaiming the message of mercy and grace He secured through His life, death and resurrection.
Isaiah 40:3 "Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness, make a straight highway for our God in the desert. Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled, the uneven ground will become smooth and the rough places, a plain. And the Glory of the Lord will appear, and all humanity together will see it, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."
I can't help but consider my own life, and the ones I love around me... when I read "every mountain and hill will be leveled, uneven ground made smooth.." that is my God, that is His power not mine and in the midst of my life... He does that for me when I surrender my life to Him.
Thank you Jesus....
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