You will say in that day:
Isiah 12:1-2
“I will give thanks to you, O LORD,
for though you were angry with me,
your anger turned away,
that you might comfort me.
“Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”
As I read through Isaiah 12 earlier today, I remembered a day when I hurt my (then) little brother and could have caused a great deal of harm to him. Needless to say, my Dad was more than a little upset with me and I received what I deserved. Later, my Mom asked me to go shoot some hoops with my Dad. It was comforting to both of us.
God’s people are disciplined at times because we are loved. The writer of Hebrews tells us –
Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12: 9-11
God’s people recognize “the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”
We need the Savior, don’t we? And once we have experienced God’s salvation through Christ, we are compelled to say it out loud –
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day:
Isaiah 12: 3-6
“Give thanks to the LORD,
call upon his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim that his name is exalted.
“Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously;
let this be made known in all the earth.
Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”
Let’s make the LORD “known in all the earth!” so that others can experience what we know to be true.