When a king came to visit a place representatives were sent ahead to prepare the way. In those days this may have involved physically making the road smooth. Nowadays the same thing happens when advisers etc are sent ahead to check security arrangements and other details. In the New Testament John the Baptist is seen as preparing the way for Jesus with his call for repentance.
This way is made in the wilderness, in the desert (which, incidentally, is where John did much of his preaching). We can seem to be totally lost. People we long to see saved can be seem to be totally lost, with no possible way of God breaking in to their lives. This is never true. No matter where someone is (physically or spiritually), if they repent and call upon the Lord then they will be saved.
When people repent the glory of the Lord is revealed. If we turn to God, His glory is revealed in our lives and this can utterly transform things. When Jesus came Israel was a spiritual desert, but whenever people put faith in Him, even the most despised people, miracles happened, restoration occurred. The glory of God was revealed.
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