The Highway of Holiness

“And a 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.” - Isaiah 35v8

In the days of the American settlement of the west there were men called “trailblazer” who cut paths and trails west for others to follow. Some of these trails developed roads, highways, and even “super highways.” The trails begun so long ago by trailblazers have become highways for people to travel.

In Hebrews 2 we have the story of the ultimate “Trailblazer.” “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.” The “captain” of salvation is the “one who goes before” and could just as well be translated as “pioneer,” or “trailblazer.”

Jesus came to earth and took on flesh and blood to “blaze the trail” to heaven for us. That trail is now a “highway of holiness” on which the redeemed may walk. Apart from Christ this “Highway of Holiness” would be closed to all. He alone blazed the trail and redeemed us that walk on it.
Praise the Lord for the Highway of Holiness!