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SATURDAY O SALVATION


WELLS OF SALVATION


READ
ISAIAH 12:3
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With joy you
will draw water
from the wells
of salvation
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When people drill holes deep into the earth, it is normally for pulling up core samples of rock, accessing oil, or finding water.

In Isaiah 12, we learn that God wanted His people, who were living in a spiritual desert as well as a geographical desert, to discover His "wells of salvation." The prophet Isaiah compared God's salvation to a well from which the most refreshing of all waters can be drawn. After many years of turning their back on God, the nation of Judah was destined for exile as God allowed foreign invaders to conquer the nation, scattering the people. Yet, said the prophet Isaiah, a remnant wold eventually return to their homeland as a sign that God was with them (ISA. 11:11-12).

Isaiah12 is a hymn, praising God for His faithfulness in keeping His promises, especially the promise of salvation. Isaiah encouraged the people that deep in God's "well of salvation" they would experience the cool water of God's grace, strength, and joy (v. 1-3). This would refresh and strengthen their hearts and cause praise and gratitude to God (vv. 4-6).

God wants each of us to discover through confession and repentance the deep, cool waters of joy found in the everlasting well of His salvation. __Marvin Williams

**What will you do to draw deeply from God's well to find His joy.
refreshment, and strength?
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The wells of God's salvation never run dry.

***********************Today's Bible Reading _ Isaiah 12********************
1 In that day you will say:
"I will praise you, LORD. Although you were angry with
me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted

me. 2 surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not
be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my
defense; he has become my salvation . 3 With joy you will draw
water from the wells of salvation.

4 In that day you will say:

"Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known
among the nation what he has done, and proclaim that his
name is exalted. 5 Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious
things; let this be known to all the world. 6 Shout aloud and
sng for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel
among you.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
"The song of praise in this chapter is suitable
for the return of the outcasts of Israel from their long captivity,
but it is especially suitable to the case of a sinner, when he first
finds peace and joy in believing; to that of a believer, when
his peace is renewed after corrections for backsliding; and to
that of the whole company of the redeemed, when they meet
before the throne of God in heaven. The promise is sure, and
the blessings contained in it are very rich....By Jesus Christ,
the Root of Jesse, the Divine anger against mankind was turned
away, for his our Peace." Matthew Henry's concise commentary