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?