We become aware that things are not sitting right and things are not running as they should by these inner alerts. It is straight because God either removes the obstacles, like mountains (like the mountains of disease, divorce, loss, financial difficulties, addictions, etc.) 8. " I am making crooked places straight". 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. The straight place is a heart of forthrightness, humility, goodness, and honesty. 4:12). And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Making Crooked Places Straight: A Spiritual Warfare Journey to Become Through His shed blood, He cleanses them and gives them a new heart (Is. The crooked place now at once vanishes as being melted into the will of God. 20:12). For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. It is a path that does not go straight for a destination, but winds and twists around obstacles in its way, requiring a lot more energy to get to the destination than the straight road, like an ancient Roman road. shut: 2 'I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron. 31 But those who wait on the LORD 16 I will bring the blind by a way that they don't know; in paths that they don't know will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. 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. If we could, we wouldn't need Jesus and His salvation. 35:9). And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. God makes straight the spiritual path or road I am on by removing the mountains in my way and making the rough way smooth, just as the Luke passage above illustrates; 2. It is the path of an unfocused life twisting and turning aside from every road block and difficulty that life places in the way of the person on that path. you can say to this mountain throw yourself into the sea and it will be done (Matthew 21: 21 NIV). H He has made their crooked paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways, . It appears we need to adjust our limited ways of seeing the problems of life and see the possibilities of hope, even when we need a total miracle which seems impossible to the natural mind. Mankinds first encounter with satan in Scripture was in the Garden of Eden, where satan made the straight paths of Adam and Eve crooked by using deceit and wickedness, with their permission. I will break in pieces the gates of bronze It shall not return to Me void, 11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; Conclusion: everyone of these problems took time to straighten out.
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