Highway to revival Isaiah 40:35

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Highway to revivalIsaiah 403-5

• April 29, 2007
• Kingsville Church of Christ

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Isaiah 403-5

• 3The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,
  Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in
  the desert a highway for our God.
• 4Every valley shall be exalted, and every
  mountain and hill shall be made low and the
  crooked shall be made straight, and the rough
  places plain
• 5And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and
  all flesh shall see it together for the mouth of
  the LORD hath spoken it.

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Highway to Revival Isaiah 403-5

• Kingsville just completed a "Gospel Meeting". Did
  we have a "Revival?
• The word "highway" means "raised up". It's a
  higher elevation.
• In these 3 verses Isaiah tells us we are in the
  desert and he tells us how to build a highway to
  the "glory of God". There must be preparation.
  (vs. 3)
• Revival is the return of the people of God to the
  Word of God according to the plan of God.

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Highway to Revival Isaiah 403-5

• When this happens we will receive his blessings.
  (vs. 10 - 11)

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Isaiah 4010-11

• 10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong
  hand, and his arm shall rule for him behold, his
  reward is with him, and his work before him.
• 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd he
  shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry
  them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those
  that are with young.

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Highway to Revival Isaiah 403-5

• When this happens we will receive his blessings.
  (vs. 10 - 11)
• VERSE 4 TELLS US WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR BUILDING
  THE HIGHWAY TO THE GLORY OF GOD.

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Highway to Revival Isaiah 403-5

• EVERY VALLEY SHALL BE EXALTED.
• This is the filling process.
• A valley is low place. What is your valley?
• No matter what it is, revival can make it right
  for you.
• EVERY MOUNTAIN SHOULD BE MADE LOW.
• This is the leveling process.
• Revival roadblocks are things that stand in the
  way of revival coming.
• What is your mountain?

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Highway to Revival Isaiah 403-5

• EVERY MOUNTAIN SHOULD BE MADE LOW. (Contd)
• What is your mountain?
• Disbelief
• Indifference
• Wrong priorities
• Selfishness, Greed
• Lust
• Jealousy, Bitterness
• Bad thought life
• Resisting the Lord in some area

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Highway to Revival Isaiah 403-5

• THE CROOKED WILL BE MADE STRAIGHT.
• This is the straightening process.
• Revival must contain all three - filling,
  leveling and straitening.
• No names are mentioned in verse 4. God is
  talking about things.
• These are the things that are mountains also.

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Highway to Revival Isaiah 403-5

• THE ROUGH PLACES WILL BE MADE PLAIN.
• This is the smoothing process. This is taking
  the bumps out of your spiritual life.
• Revival will smooth out your marriage.
• Revival will smooth out your priorities.
• Revival will smooth out your bad temper.
• Revival will smooth out your tongue. ( Gossip,
  complaining, cursing)
• Revival will smooth out your disposition.

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Highway to Revival Isaiah 403-5

• ALL OF US NEED TO WORK ON OUR SPIRITUAL ROAD TO
  THE GLORY OF GOD.
• GOD WILL GIVE US THE STRENGTH.