The Voice in the Wilderness

In a dry and forgotten land, a lone voice echoes.

It’s not loud enough to please the crowd. It’s not sweet enough to trend. But it carries truth, raw, ancient, and urgent.

“The King is coming,” the voice cries. “Prepare the way of the Lord.”

And just like in the days of John the Baptist, the world laughs.

Some scroll past.

Some mock.

Some simply don’t care.

Yet the voice keeps crying.

Because it knows what’s coming. It knows that every prophecy written is aligning like stars in a dark sky. It knows that mercy still speaks, but not forever.

You see, even now, God has raised modern-day voices in the wilderness. Men and women who preach righteousness while the world preaches tolerance. People who stand for truth when lies are more comfortable. They’re not perfect, but they’re faithful.

And still, the world refuses to listen.

It’s easier to dance to noise than bow to truth. Easier to chase pleasure than pursue repentance. Easier to believe that time will always wait.

But one day soon, the voice will fall silent. The warning will stop. The door will close.

And then the words of Jesus will thunder through eternity: “As it was in the days of Noah…”

What if this is the last cry before the storm? What if the voices you’ve ignored were your final call to grace?

Friend, the wilderness is not far away, it’s here, in your feed, in your conscience, in your heart.

Christ is still calling.

Not to condemn you, but to save you.

Not to shame you, but to bring you home.

The question is, will you listen?

Because soon, the Voice in the wilderness will become the trumpet in the clouds.

© Emmanuel Ashaolu