Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 40:4-5

"Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain: and the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it." — Isaiah 40:4-5 (ASV)

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.

Wherever Christ comes, it is so. All things are right at His appearing. And if the Lord only manifests Himself to us tonight, each one of us will find the crooked things made straight. We will see the mountains of difficulty leveled, and the deep depressions will all be filled up. And there will be a causeway along which the Lord triumphantly will ride to display the greatness of His power.

There is nothing that will hinder the coming of the Lord to us, and when He comes, there is nothing that will stand against Him.

And the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain, and the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.

That is the great purpose and end of nature, of providence, and of grace: that the glory of the Lord may be revealed. It is revealed. But many people do not see it. Yet it is God's purpose that all flesh shall see it together.

Do we all see it, dear friends? Are we not far too apt to take glory to ourselves, and to make ourselves out to be strong, to be wise? Ah! Too often, that is the case; therefore, it is the Lord's work to put an end to all that folly, so that nothing shall remain but the glory of the Lord, that all flesh may see it, and see nothing else.