A Song Of Praise

Minister:
Date: PM
Text: Isaiah 12
Psalters: 263, 84, 77, 152
  1. Day when divine anger is turned away.
    1. “In that day” refers to the same “day” of 11:10, the day of salvation in the new dispensation bringing in peace
    2. For “Thou was angry with me; Thine anger is turned away.”
      1. In His counsel God loves His people and is never angry with them for they are in Christ.
      2. In time we experience God’s displeasure and anger because of our sins; He chastens in love (Heb. 12).
    3. “Thine anger is turned away.”
      1. God’s wrath was poured out and is now completed and satisfied. So it is now away - gone.
      2. The Messiah (root of David) is the only explanation for His anger being turned away.
  2. Turned away anger results in comfort and salvation.
    1. Comfort is to console, to have compassion.
    2. The comfort arises from beholding God as my salvation (2).
      1. “Salvation” is the Hebrew name “Jesus.”
      2. And Jehovah Jehovah is my strength (cf Exodus 15:2 and Phil. 4:13).
  3. Therefore, thanks and songs of praise, for the knowledge of strength and salvation brings joy!
    1. “Praise” is to put out the hand to point at something and to confess.
      1. Praise is to point at God’s work and blessings. It is to thank Him for all the blessings of salvation.
      2. We are ever thankful for Christ on Whom God’s wrath was poured in our place.
    2. We praise God ...
      1. By drawing precious water out of the wells of salvation.
      2. By declaring His doings among the people.
    3. It is all for the honor of His name, for “great is the Holy One of Israel” (48:17; 54:5).