Highway to Holiness

My beloveds, we live in a wilderness. However, in the midst of it, there is a highway to holiness. Jump on it and head home! (Is 35:8)

There are many roads which will seem right in your own eyes (Prov 16:25), but don’t trust your heart or your mind. Dive in the scriptures and surround yourself with many wise counselors. Learn to listen and recognize God’s voice so that He may direct you in the way. He will be that voice behind you saying this is the way whether you go to the right or to the left. (Is 30:21)

This highway is a place where we abhor what is evil, cling to what is good. It’s where we seek to be unstained by the world. It’s where we join with other faithful pilgrims, studying the Word (our road map) and obeying it. It’s the highway home, to the city God has prepared for us.

But, be aware. The highway to holiness is not always easy. It’s the pathway of obedience. Just as Jesus learned obedience through the things which he suffered, so will you. (Heb 5:8) It will mean crucifying your fleshly desires and passions and saying “not my will be done, but Thine”. Remember, if you die with Him, you will also live with Him. If you endure, you will also reign with Him (2 Tim 2:11-12)