Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, 2 Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way, 3 A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight His paths."
In these verses we have the way and the paths. To make ready the way of the Lord is to change the mind of the people; it is to turn their mind toward the Slave- Savior and make their heart right, straightening every part of their heart through repentance so that the Slave-Savior may enter into them to be their life and take possession of them (Luke 1:17). To prepare the way of the Lord is to repent. We have seen that to repent is to change our mind, to have a turn in our thinking. To turn our mind is to prepare the way for the Lord's coming. The paths are all the minor, inner sections of our being: thoughts, likes and dislikes, intentions, desires, decisions. As human beings we are not simple. Rather, inwardly we are very complicated. Consider also how people's minds are away from God and occupied with things of philosophy and culture. How is it possible, then, for Christ to come into people? In order for Christ to enter into a person, the way and the paths within him need to be prepared. The gospel is not merely an objective matter, for the gospel is actually Jesus Christ Himself as the embodiment of the living God. As such a One, He is waiting for people to open to Him so that He may come into them. (c) Living Stream Ministry.
Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Witness Lee, Life-study of Mark, pp. 33-34. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. Please visit us at www.emanna.com. Send comments to: [email protected].
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