Road Construction

Road Construction
Rev. M.D. Rogers

"The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; The
glory of the LORD shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together..."(Isa
40:4-5 NKJV).

     I don't know about you, but I hate road construction. I live in a growing city
and it seems like there has been ongoing road construction for years. Everything
is a mess, you can never plan your trips because of delays, and sometimes you
get caught off guard when traffic signs are placed in unusual places and the
natural flow of traffic takes you off the main road onto bumpy surfaces.
Recently one of our main local roads discovered a sink hole in the middle of the
road. The road was closed for more than a year. We had to take alternative
routes that were inconvenient and it took longer to get places.

     Sometimes God takes us through our own life re-construction project. Our lives
get disrupted, we can no longer depend on the things we did before, and we don't
have control over our circumstances or timetable. God is doing major
construction.

     However, even in the midst of the re-construction the glory of the Lord is
revealed in that place. For some, it is the first time they've ever seen the
hand of the Lord in their life to the degree that this process allows them to
experience Him. It is a process they would never choose to go through
voluntarily, but it is an experience they value for the rest of their lives
because the glory of the Lord was revealed in the process.

     Once the process is complete, things begin to flow better. Just as the new roads
allow you to drive on a smooth, more spacious area, so too God paves a way for
you to move into an expanded place with Him. Isaiah tells us: "He will also send
you rain for the seed you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the
land will be rich and plentiful. In that day your cattle will graze in broad
meadows" (Isa 30:23-24).