The Voice of the Lord

There is a voice and it is one that cries in the wilderness, or desert. It says “Prepare the way of the Lord.” Lord, it seems You are instructing us to be as Elijah and John the Baptist, as preparers of the way for the soon returning Messiah – oh Praise Your Name! You cry from the wilderness, You cry from the desert. You cry from the broken places; You cry from the deserted spaces. You cry, Your voice cries. It is Your heart cry we hear and we respond – we are drawn to Your voice. Once we recognize it, once we too “come to our senses” as prodigals, we are drawn to Your voice crying out – prepare the way of the Lord. And as we prepared our hearts for You Lord, and as we received You Father, Lord, Savior, into our hearts, and as Your heart cry became our heart cry, oh Lord, You whisper to us, it doesn’t stop there. For You proclaim to us this day, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. You are a precept God – here a precept, there a precept. Here a little, there a little. You are a building God, a constructing God. You are not done with us – thank You! You now look for those among us who will harken unto Your call to us: “GO, prepare the way of the Returning Lord.” Highways and byways, hedges, thorny areas, GO. No more staying – get up and go where the Lord tells us to go. The heart of the intercessor is the heart of the one who calls out to You, Father, with her heart cry that is Yours, the heart cry in the wilderness places. Some will go in prayer. Others will be called to physically go to the places You send us.

We hear Your voice calling out, and we say yes to You, Lord.
We hear a second voice; it says, “Cry.” We come to You and ask what shall we cry, Lord? You tell us – this is what you are to speak forth, to cry out to the places I send you: “The word of our God shall stand forever.” Situations come and go, people enter and depart our lives, there are losses and there are gains. But the word – the word, this precious word of God stands forever. “The word of God is not bound” (2 Ti. 2:9) and it cannot be bound! It has stood, it stands, and it shall stand forever!! Father, You speak forth to us today an instruction: Go where I send you, and proclaim the word of our God shall stand forever. Speak forth the gospel message and bring with us the Spirit of Elijah. As we prepare and proclaim, in accordance with Your Will and instruction, we are mindful that “as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but waters the earth and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” (Isa. 55:10-11)

There is a third voice – it provides us with further direction. We respond to the whisper of the wind guiding us to the high mountains. It leads us up into the high places and it whispers to us to lift our voices with strength, to lift them up and to not fear, and to proclaim, “Behold your God!” Do not be afraid; be very bold and courageous. Speak the word of God with strength and lift our voices so that they will be heard. Say, “Here is your God.” Spread the word as seed and as bread. Those ready to eat shall dine of the finest manna from heaven. Those not yet ready to eat will have seeds of faith and hope planted deeply within them. And that word of God will not return back empty. It will accomplish the pleasure of God and it will prosper where it is sent.
Prepare the way, He speaks to us. He seeks preparers this day, for the Lord is returning soon. As we are out preparing He puts the words in our mouth: the word of our God shall stand forever. Behold your God!”
In the gentle breeze is a fourth voice. It comes from a distance, yet if we listen closely, we can hear it growing in strength. It begins as a faint cry, a fourth cry. It is a voice from heaven coming through the clouds and into our hearts. Yes, it is the Lord speaking through a fourth voice. This voice speaks forth, “The Spirit and the bride say, Come.” (Rev. 22:17). The Spirit and the bride say “come.” The Holy Spirit, with its convicting power, and the growing bride, the church, extend the most divine invitation in the world: come. Come. Come to Christ.
Some hear the voice and are ready to come. Let him who hears come. These are the ones who have heard the voice; they have fought it perhaps, questioned it, or even run from it. Now they are ready to come – come to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Let him who is thirsty come. These are the ones who haven’t heard the voice yet, but deep inside them is a thirst, a longing, a desire for things to be different in their lives. It is a thirst that they cannot put words to. They have drunk of many things, but none has quenched their thirst. So, still they look.
Whosoever will let him take the water of life freely. This water is free. If one chooses, or wills, she can take the free gift of the water of life.