The Mouth of the Lord

 Isaiah 40:1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
    and cry to her
that her warfare is ended,
    that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord's hand
    double for all her sins.
3 A voice cries:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
    make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be lifted up,
    and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
    and the rough places a plain.
5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
    and all flesh shall see it together,
    for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

As stated yesterday, Isaiah was used much by God in proclaiming the coming of the Messiah. He also is the one who announced one who would precede Him, calling on the people to prepare the way for His coming. Thus, Luke begins with accounts having to do with the voice coming, John the Baptist. But what He will say and proclaim will come from the same Source as Isaiah: The Mouth of the Lord.  He has spoken. He will keep His promises to send comfort and forgiveness through Christ.