Pre-e-e-pare ye the way of the Lord
Pre-e-e-pare ye the way of the Lord
Day by Day
Day by day
Oh dear Lord , Three Things I pray
To see thee more clearly
To love theee more dearly
To follow thee more near-ly
Day by day
(get the tambourines a goin and the hands a clappin now)
Day By Day (day by day)
Day by day (day by day)
Oooooh dear Lord
Three things I pray (three things I pray)
To see thee more clearly
To love thee more dearly
To follow thee more near-ly-y-y
Day by day
Folks , like it or not , we just may be about to enter the endtimes . In fact , I believe we may be in the 'time of sorrows' which is immediately followed with the endtimes .
Regardless , . . . . . What Can You Do To Bring People To Our Lord Jesus Christ ?
2007-07-25 11:47:15 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't know how many of you will believe this , but it's 100% true. . . . I took the name of John The Baptist as my confirmation name . Fast-forward 30 years and this is what happened . Going through a particularly troubled time in my life , I prayed for direction . Often !! Anyway , one morning I woke up singing (in my head) 'Pre-e-epare ye the way of the Lord' . Over and over . I hadn't heard that song in 20 years and had completely forgotten about it , yet here it was stuck in my head . It felt so strange and wouldn't go away that I decided to ask my pastor about 'where does prepare ye the way of the Lord' come from (I didn't yet know) . He explained about John the Baptist and I was shocked . I told him the whole story and he said that it was possible that God was communicating what He wanted me to do . So there you have it . God Bless !!
2007-07-25 12:05:14 · update #1
The scary thing is, I can't tell if this is sarcasm or is genuine. I'm serious--that's really scary.
2007-07-25 11:54:50 · answer #1 · answered by ಠ__ಠ 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
The prophet John the Baptist announced that Jesus was the long-awaited Messiah. He fulfilled the words spoken by the prophet Isaiah of a voice in the wilderness clearing the way for the Lord.
Do you ever play in a sandbox? When I was your age I used to play in the sand a lot. Sometimes I played with Tonka® toys like this toy bulldozer. I could pretend to build roads and highways. Whenever I came to some rocks in the path I would have to remove them. [Demonstrate clearing a road in the dirt, having to remove some rocks in the way.] That made the road smooth so toy cars could ride on them. Today I want to share how a prophet spoke about preparing the way for Jesus to come.
A long time ago the prophet Isaiah spoke some words about making a highway in the wilderness. Let's read about it. [Read Isaiah 40:3-5.] The wilderness around the Judean hills in Israel is very rugged and rocky. They have lots of rocks and are full of little hills and valleys. Even if you had lots of real bulldozers it would be very hard to make a highway. You would have to clear out a lot of rocks and boulders (big rocks), then spend a great amount of time cutting paths in the hills and filling in the valleys. It would be a huge task. So what was he talking about?
Isaiah said God's messenger would announce that the Messiah was about to come to Jerusalem. God was coming to town! It was big news and a big event! If someone really important was coming to your house, you would probably make sure the pathway leading to your house was picked up. No tricycles or skateboards would be left in the way to trip over. John the Baptist was the messenger Isaiah spoke about. [Read John 1:23.] He told everyone to prepare their hearts because God's chosen one, the Messiah, was coming to see them. John the Baptist told the poor and humble people that God cared about them. He told the religious leaders (Pharisees), who thought they did not need to repent, that God was not pleased with them. He urged everyone to repent and get ready for God's visit. Repent means to turn around from doing bad things, and turn toward God and do what is right.
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. (John 1: 29) John was a witness for Jesus. John the Baptist said that Jesus would offer his life as a sacrifice for everyone who sinned. John was bold in telling others that Jesus was the Son of God. We should be like John and tell others about Jesus also. We should prepare the way for Jesus in our hearts and repent of our sins.
Dear Lord Jesus, I'm sorry for the bad things I've done. Help me to tell others about you.
2007-07-25 19:25:13 · answer #2 · answered by Me 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Live a life of example. Pray. Tell of God's Grace and Love. Pray some more.
I agree with you about the times we are living in.
God Bless.
2007-07-25 18:55:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
God communicates in so many ways, he reaches out for us all, and you heard him. Seek God and he will stand by your side:) enjoy!
God Bless ~!~
2007-07-25 21:55:54 · answer #4 · answered by inteleyes 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
amen
let my will be gods and not my own
Jesus was THE MAN
PS......... Pray a little faster
a song by Mr Frank Black it rocks
2007-07-25 20:41:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I read this I got the Holy Ghost goosebumps. Give it everything you've got!!!
2007-07-25 19:12:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
John the Baptist is the one who prepaired the way for Jesus.
He was always yelling, "REPENT"
I can't do anything to bring people to Jesus ... but open my heart ... for it is only Jesus who can call the sheep in.
2007-07-25 18:56:32 · answer #7 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Pay it forward bro. Letls all commit a random act of kindness today, and not tell anyone......
Cool!!!
2007-07-25 19:19:39 · answer #8 · answered by Ken C 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go ye into ALL the world and preach the Gospel.
This is our commission.
It's great to see you on fire for the Lord!
2007-07-25 18:59:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Spend as much time as possible with Him and allow His life to fill you, then spread it around.
2007-07-25 18:53:41 · answer #10 · answered by egg_sammash 5 · 5⤊ 3⤋