Highway of Holiness

[Isa. 35:8] And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
The Highway of Holiness - Today, we take good roads for granted. But in the ancient world, a good road - a highway - was an amazing blessing for travel, progress, and business. Isaiah announces that in the ministry of the Messiah, there will be a wonderful highway, a road, known as the Highway of Holiness.
The Hebrew word for highway indicates what our English word literally says: "a high-way." It speaks of a raised road, lifted above the ground. It is a high, glorious road to travel on!
The construction of this Highway of Holiness was the greatest engineering feat ever accomplished. "Engineering has done much to tunnel mountains, and bridge abysses; but the greatest triumph of engineering is that which made a way from sin to holiness, from death to life, from condemnation to perfection. Who could make a road over the mountains of our iniquities but Almighty G-d? None but the L-rd of love would have wished it; none but the G-d of wisdom could have devised it; none but the G-d of power could have carried it out."
The unclean shall not pass over it: This highway isn't for everyone. It has a "toll booth," but you can't make it on this highway by paying your way. You are only allowed on this highway if you are cleansed by the great work of the Messiah.
Whoever walks the road, although a fool shall not go astray: When we stick on G-d's Highway of Holiness, even though His work in us isn't complete yet - we may still be in some ways a fool - yet we are safe because we are on His highway! There are guardrails on the dangerous curves, and He keeps us from falling off as He develops the wisdom and maturity in us that will also keep us on the highway.
No lion shall be there: As we stay on God's Highway of Holiness, we are protected from the attacks of the lion. Though your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8), that lion has never yet devoured anyone who stayed on the road. The promise is sure, no lion shall be there! It shall not be found there!
We use this Highway of Holiness to come to where G-d lives and reigns - and we come there with singing and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. G-d can put a song in our heart as we travel on His Highway of Holiness!
We can know some of this now, but we aren't at our destination on the Highway of Holiness yet. But when we arrive there, G-d will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. (Revelation 21:4).
It is as if we come to G-d barren, dry, blind, deaf, weak, and crippled. Then the miraculous power of Y’Shua comes to change us, heal us, and provide for us. That isn't the end of G-d's work though; He then goes on to make a Highway of Holiness that the transformed man can walk on. The highway would be helpful to one who was barren, dry, blind, deaf, weak, and crippled; but when the highway is provided for the one who is healed and provided for as we are in Y’Shua, the blessing is even more amazing.
Are you on that Highway?
Are you making progress on it?
Are you enjoying the travel?
Are you inviting others to join you?