Isaiah 35:8-10

“A highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not travel on it, but it shall be for God’s people; no traveller, not even fools, shall go astray.” vs, 8

Isaiah imagined that there would be a highway from the land of exile through the wilderness and back to Zion. He said that it would be called the Holy Way and that it would be solely for God’s people. That kind of language is familiar to those who seek to walk in the Way of Jesus, though we don’t often think of the Way of Jesus as actually leading anywhere. But in reality it too often begins in exile, in whatever brokenness we might happen to find ourselves. We feel trapped in loneliness and sadness, and life seems aimless and pointless. But then we get the invitation to join the people of God and start walking the Holy Way…and we get the sense that we aren’t on a merry-go-round anymore, we’re actually going somewhere. We’re on the road to the Peaceable Kingdom; we see the billboards all along the way. And as we journey we notice our fellow travelers, people of every folk and nation, all living by grace…and we have the sense that we’re never going to go astray again. Even the fools among us are able to find the Way! Sometimes we even catch a glimpse of Jesus–he’s gone this way before us, and he often drops back to give a smile of encouragement. It’s a good Way; it’s the Way home!

Thought for the Day: What brokenness am I escaping?