He said: “I [am] [‘ The voice of one crying in the wilderness:] [” Make straight the way of the LORD,”‘] as the prophet Isaiah said.” John 1:23 (NKJV)
The way of the Lord is His plan of Salvation. It is the Lord’s way of righteous living. The way of the Lord or His plan of Salvation was made crooked by self-righteous religious men who burdened every one with laborious painful efforts. Luke 11:46(NLT) “Yes,” said Jesus, “what sorrow also awaits you experts in religious law! For you crush people with unbearable religious demands, and you never lift a finger to ease the burden.Teaching people to earn acceptance and salvation from God through works or keeping the law makes the way of the Lord crooked. Telling and showing people life by Faith in Jesus Christ is how we make the way of the Lord straight or clear.