daily java

Daily Java:

And a great road will go through that once deserted land.
      It will be named the Highway of Holiness.
Evil-minded people will never travel on it.
      It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways;
      fools will never walk there.
Lions will not lurk along its course,
      nor any other ferocious beasts.
  There will be no other dangers.
      Only the redeemed will walk on it.
Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return.
      They will enter Jerusalem singing,
      crowned with everlasting joy.
Sorrow and mourning will disappear,
      and they will be filled with joy and gladness. (Isaiah 35:8-10)

The happy road. The road of righteousness. The highway of holiness. A place where God is and also a place where we go to God.

You can almost imagine the post-apocalyptic setting that is the surrounding landscape. But through this landscape is a highway. And on both sides of the highway, are trees, and green grass and brooks full of clear, cold water. Cutting through this landscape of destruction, there is an avenue of life, of joy, of peace, of tranquility.

And as a Christian, we travel this highway. Sure, all around us are the reminders of destruction and sin, the desert stands in stark reminder of where we could be.

But we are not in that desert. We are on that highway.

Evil-minded people and fools can’t travel there. They are not suited for it. They need the destruction to keep happy. They have denied God in their hearts so they are not happy in the peace of that highway. They need the “excitement” of sin to stay happy.

There are no dangers there. Yes, to the side are dangers galore, but on that highway ,we are safe.

On that highway is happiness, peace, joy. Those who have been ransomed by the blood of the Lamb will be there. Sorrow and mourning have been wiped away, joy and gladness have taken their place.

Traveling the highway of holiness. What a trip!