January 9, 2012 Deliberate God

Deliberate God

Mark 1:2-4 It is written in Isaiah the prophet: "I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way"— 3 "a voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.'" 4 And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

DO YOU like deliberate? I like to be deliberate about my seeps each day. Whether they be steps to get lunch, walk off the lunch, take the trash out, or come here to write about God’s Word, I want to be deliberate. I don’t like to waste motion, time or effort.
You’re the same way aren’t you? Your days go better when you are purposeful, deliberate in your actions and words.
Do you notice as you read through the Bible how deliberate God is in his plans to bring Jesus to earth? For an estimated 10,000 years from the time of sin’ s entrance into the world, God, the Father, has planned to bring God, the Son, into the world to offer salvation to the world.
Now the final steps are at hand. God’s deliberate creation and formation of the final prophet John, the Baptist is his last step to make the path straight for Jesus. The deliberate God gives John deliberate steps to take as Jesus’ life moves very, very deliberately to bring the ministry of repentance for the forgiveness of sins to the world, to you.
Consider now how God is deliberately offering you these words today. Think of how he deliberately sets you apart to make his path straight to come to you.


Pause and consider what you will do when he arrives at your door.