“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. 3. With joy will you draw water from the wells of salvation.”
The twelfth chapter of Isaiah is a song of praise, as well as a prophecy of the trustworthiness of God. Verses 2-3 give us a glimpse of Isaiah’s personal faith and hope. (Let us pray that it will be contagious.) Isaiah declared that the Lord Himself was his salvation. He also declared that because of this, he would not be afraid. As I read my Bible this morning, this was an encouraging word to me in this troubled day. We need to put our faith and trust in the Lord and not be afraid. Isaiah lived during the Assyrian invasion that captured the northern tribe of Israel and was threatening the southern tribe of Judah. Isaiah encouraged Hezekiah, the king of Judah, and helped give him the courage to face Assyria, and to see the Lord save Judah – which was what happened. The same Lord will give us the courage to face our own problems and fears. The Lord will lead us over, around or through our problems and fears. Isaiah declared that “the Lord, the Lord is my strength and my song, He has become my salvation.” We need to really put it in our minds and hearts that the Lord Jesus Christ will give us the strength to overcome whatever we need to overcome. In the Lord Jesus Christ we have strength greater than our own. Where did David find the strength to face Goliath? Did he trust in the strength of his sling shot and five stones? Here is what David said to Goliath in 1 Samuel 17:45: “You have come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord almighty….” David found his strength from the same source that we can use, that is in the strength of the “Lord Almighty.” Isaiah’s message to his fellow Israelites promised that: “With joy you will draw water from the well of salvation.” It is in God’s salvation and strength that we find joy. It is a well of joy that will never run dry. In John 4:14, Jesus told the woman at the well, and us, that: “Whoever drinks of the water that I give him shall never thirst.” No matter what we face, we know that the Lord will be with us. I have found in my own battles with fear that His presence is enough. There is strength and joy in knowing that He is present with us in all that we face in life. This is true for you! Let’s join Isaiah and trust in the Lord in His salvation, strength and joy. Bro. Joe
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