Highway of Holiness1st Sunday of Abib
St Isaac the SyrianThe Power to bear mysteries, which the
humble man has received, which makes his perfect in
every virtue without toil, this is the very power which
the blessed apostles received in the form of
Fire
Good NewsAnd when He had called
His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them
power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all
kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
Matt 10:1
Warning10 But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets
and say, 11 ‘The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this,
that the kingdom of God has come near you.’ 12 But I say to you that it will be
more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city. Luke 10:10-12
Highway of HolinessA highway shall be there, and
a road,And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.The
unclean shall not pass over it,But it shall be for others.Whoever walks the road,
although a fool,Shall not go astray. Isa 35:7
Good newsSo he cried out to the
Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the
waters were made sweet. Exd 15:22
Greater NewsThen they came to Elim,
where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there by
the waters. Exd 15:27
Good news and WarningWhen they go into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the Lord, they shall wash with water, lest they die. Exd 30:20
Good News“Come now, and let us reason together,”Says the Lord,“Though your sins are like scarlet,They shall be as white as snow;Though they are red like crimson,They shall be as wool. Isa 1:18
WarningIf you are willing and obedient,You shall eat the good of the land;
But if you refuse and rebel,You shall be devoured by the sword”;For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. Isa 1:19,20
Good NewsThen the lame shall leap like a deer,And the tongue of the dumb sing.For waters shall
burst forth in the wilderness,And streams in
the desert. Isa 35:6
WarningA highway shall be there, and
a road,And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.The
unclean shall not pass over it,But it shall be for others.Whoever walks the road,
although a fool,Shall not go astray. Isa 35:7
For I will pour water on him who is thirsty,And
floods on the dry ground;I will pour My Spirit on
your descendants,And My blessing on your
offspring; Isa 44:3
warningYou have bought Me no
sweet cane with money,Nor have you satisfied Me with
the fat of your sacrifices;But you have burdened Me with your sins,You have wearied Me with your iniquities. Isa 43:24
Good News “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
‘Behold, I will save My people from the land of the east. And
from the land of the west; I will bring them back, And they
shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They shall be My
people And I will be their God,In truth and righteousness.’
Zech 7:7,8
Good NewsAnd in that day it shall beThat living waters shall flow from
Jerusalem,Half of them toward the eastern seaAnd half of them toward the western sea;In both summer and winter it shall occur. Zech
14:8
(St. Augustine)• Open up their eyes,
O Lord, to behold You, and be amazed
by the beauty of Your truth, to hasten to
run and worship You.