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Podcast: Thy Strong Word from KFUO Radio
Episode: Isaiah 40:1-11 (A Voice in the Wilderness)
Description: "Comfort, comfort my people, says your God." With these words, Isaiah delivers a beautiful proclamation of hope to a people in exile. In part 5 of a special 12-part series connecting Old Testament prophecy to New Testament fulfillment, we encounter the "Voice" crying in the wilderness. This Voice is St. John the Baptist, the herald who prepares the way for the Lord. He calls sinners to repentance, pointing to the truth that while all flesh is like grass that withers and fades, the Word of our God stands forever, and the Messiah has come.Â
The Rev. Robert Smith, pastor emeritus in F...