Preparing the Way
For salvation
Luke 1:68-69
Read the Bible through:
AM – Daniel 9 : PM – 1 John 2
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David (Luke 1:69).
As the missionary friend tells me that whenever the king of his town went somewhere he would travel in a convertible with the top down and sitting in the backseat in all of his colorful regalia. Just before arriving a man in the passenger seat would blow lustily on a four-foot-long horn announcing the king’s arrival.
The new baby John could be compared to this type of horn: one that announces the coming of the king. However, in this passage the horn, was a weapon of certain animals, was a symbol of power. The image Luke presented, the “horn of salvation,” means “Jesus is our powerful Savior.”
I recently heard, in spite of this wonderful truth, the fastest-growing religion in America is Islam. There is also an upsurge in the number of agnostics and atheists. Knowing this, we should proclaim the good news of Christ at every opportunity
Lord, help me to trumpet salvation and to tell others about Christ this very day.
