1. The Holy Way

2. Aeral view of Massida, Israel
Used with permission of Israel’s Tourism Ministry

3. Iraq with a sandstorm fast approaching
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Iraq with a sandstorm fast approaching

4. Where are those scary, wilderness spaces deep inside your souls?

5. "A highway shall be there and it shall be called the Holy Way
"A highway shall be there and it shall be called the Holy Way ... it shall be for God's people: no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray" (Isaiah 35:8).

6. Instead God promised a new, transformed, and holy way of living within and walking through the wilderness.

7. First, God changes the wilderness
First, God changes the wilderness. "Waters and streams shall nourish the dry land." (Isaiah 35:6)

8. Secondly, God opens the blinds and we see God’s presence in the midst of our wilderness journeys.

9. Third, God's holy way includes changing our behavior as we travel.

10. "Everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away." (Isaiah 35:10)