prepare ye the way
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PREPARE YE THE WAY. Isaiah 62: 1-12. God wants to: Encourage Excite Exalt. Gentiles – a heathen nation Salvation = yeshuwah – Jesus God will not rest or be at peace until the righteousness and light of Jesus shines through His people to a world that is lost. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PREPARE YE THE PREPARE YE THE WAYWAY
Isaiah 62: 1-12
God wants to:
Encourage
Excite
Exalt
Gentiles – a heathen nationGentiles – a heathen nation
Salvation = Salvation = yeshuwah yeshuwah – Jesus– Jesus
God will not rest or be at peace until the God will not rest or be at peace until the righteousness and light of Jesus righteousness and light of Jesus shines through His people to a world shines through His people to a world that is lost.that is lost.
Things may look pear shaped
God wants to restore us
He is the God of turnaround
A New Name!
Hephzibah = “My delight is in her”
Beulah = “Married” (owned and protected by the Lord)
No longer termed forsaken or desolate
A Crown of Glory!!!!!!!
God wants to delight in us
Own and protect us
Crown us with His glory
We must yield wholeheartedly to Him
God wants to rejoice over us as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride
We are the bride of Christ!
PERSIST IN PRAYER
The enemy will be defeated – Hallelujah!
There will be increase – a banquet in the house of the Lord!
Go through the Gates Prepare the way for
IncreaseGod wants to exalt us
“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God that He may exalt you in due time”.
1 Peter 5: 6
Build up the highway; Remove the stones
What stuff do we have hidden inside us?
Bad memories; discouraging words; anger; bitterness; unforgiveness; retaliation; self pity; pride; self-righteousness; holding on to the past
Salvation - “yesha” =
Liberty
Deliverance
Prosperity
Safety
God will exalt us if we humble ourselves
We will be set apart, sons and daughters of the King; a people/church that will be in great demand and highly regarded.
NLCC HAS A GREAT FUTURE NLCC HAS A GREAT FUTURE AHEADAHEAD
• God wants to bless us• God wants His
righteousness to shine through us
• God wants to crown us with His glory
• God wants to give us a good name, a good reputation
• God wants to increase us• God wants to reward us• God wants to exalt us
Challenge:Challenge:
Will we remove the stones?