And in that day you will say:
“O LORD, I will praise You;
Though You were angry with me,
Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me.
2 Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
‘For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song;
He also has become my salvation.’ ”
3 Therefore with joy you will draw water
From the wells of salvation.—Isaiah 12:1-3
My heart sings this song this morning in concert with countless other faithful believers both past and present. In the day of my salvation, my entire being was filled with the goodness and greatness of His love and mercy toward me. In a moment, I was no longer destined for wrath but for eternal life in Christ, His Son. His anger was turned away, and His forgiveness and comfort surrounded me.
Beloved…no matter what is in front of us, our hope is in God, who sent His Son into the world not to condemn the world but that the world through Him might be saved.
Fear is cast out as His love fills and is perfected in our hearts. Matthew Henry writes that faith in God is a sovereign remedy against tormenting fears.
And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.—John 1:16
Beloved…The living God is in us, is with us and goes before us. AND He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world. Surrender to His fullness…Grace upon Grace will be with you.
The best for us as believers is truly yet to come.
3 Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
4 In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?
5 All day they twist my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God!
8 You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
Are they not in Your book?
9 When I cry out to You,
Then my enemies will turn back;
This I know, because God is for me.
10 In God (I will praise His word),
In the LORD (I will praise His word),
11 In God I have put my trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12 Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God;
I will render praises to You,
13 For You have delivered my soul from death.
Have You not kept my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God
In the light of the living?—Psalm 56:3-13
