Isaiah 12:1-6
1 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.
4 And in that day you will say:
“Praise the Lord, call upon His name;
Declare His deeds among the peoples,
Make mention that His name is exalted.
5 Sing to the Lord,
For He has done excellent things;
This is known in all the earth.
6 Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion,
For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!”
Israel longed to see the day of Jesus. In that day refers to the previous chapter’s proclamation of a coming peace when a shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse and the wolf will live with the lamb. Here Isaiah gives us a song of praise for the second Exodus which matches Moses’ from the first Exodus, even quoting Exodus 15:2 in verse two. He worships - Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and obey since just as with the defeat of the Egyptians, God again would move mightily to save his people from their enemies, reconciling back the exiles into right relationship with God Almighty.
It is in Christ that we know any separation, any anger, and any judgment has turned away. In its place we have the comfort of the Father, the friendship of Jesus, and the indwelling of the Comforter himself. Praise then to God - for who shall we fear if God is our salvation, if he is our strength and our song, and since he has done such glorious things for us. Isaiah beautifully and poetically praises the covenant faithfulness of God by repeating his covenant name in verse 2 to show the certainty of our salvation. Like wells that never run dry, our salvation does not expire and so with joy we draw on this day by day, in confidence and amazement, in thanksgiving, and in praise for the secured redemption and hope we have in Jesus Christ.
You don’t have to look far for a reason to praise the Holy One of Israel. The reason for our praise is God himself. Call upon his name. Sing to the Lord for he has done excellent things. Today let your worship be full of joy and done audibly so that those around can know of the Jesus who is the reason for this season and the reason for our praise.
第16天
以賽亞書 12
1到那日，你必說：「耶和華啊，我要稱謝你！因為你雖然向我發怒，你的怒氣卻已轉消，你又安慰了我。 2 看哪！神是我的拯救，我要倚靠他，並不懼怕。因為主耶和華是我的力量，是我的詩歌，他也成了我的拯救。」 3 所以你們必從救恩的泉源歡然取水。 4 在那日，你們要說：「當稱謝耶和華，求告他的名，將他所行的傳揚在萬民中，提說他的名已被尊崇。 5 你們要向耶和華唱歌，因他所行的甚是美好。但願這事普傳天下！ 6 錫安的居民哪，當揚聲歡呼，因為在你們中間的以色列聖者乃為至大。」
以色列人渴慕看到耶穌再來的日子。第一節中的“到那日” 指的是前一章講到的，“從耶西的本必發一條”（11:1a） 以及 “豺狼必與綿羊羔同居”（11:6a） 的和平景象。在這裡，以賽亞為第二次“出埃及”寫了一首讚美詩歌，這第二次“出埃及“和摩西所領導的第一次”出埃及“是不相上下的。以賽亞甚至引用了《出埃及記》15章第二節的經句來敬拜 神：神是我的拯救，我要倚靠並順服。就像擊敗埃及人一樣，神將施展大能大力將祂的百姓從他們的仇敵手中解救出來、使他們被擄之地歸回，並且使他們恢復與 神之間對的關係。
我們知道，所有的隔絕、所有的怒氣、以及所有的審判，在基督裡都被挪走了。在那裡，我們能得到天父的安慰、耶穌的友誼、及聖靈的內住。讚美 神！若 神是我們的拯救、是我們的力量、是我們的詩歌、並且是為我們成就榮耀大事的，我們還懼怕什麼呢？以賽亞在第二節中重複呼叫 神的名字，他以此來表達我們得救恩的確定性，以及他對 神信實守約的讚美，以賽亞這詩體式的讚美真的很美！就像永不乾涸的井水一樣，我們的救恩也永遠不會過期，所以我們要因著這救恩天天喜樂，滿懷信心和感恩，並且也要因著在基督耶穌裡的得救的確據和希望而發出讚美。
你沒必要費力去找什麼遠大的理由來讚美這位以色列的聖者，我們讚美 神的原因就是 神祂自己。求告他的名，將他所行的傳揚在萬民中。今天，就讓你的敬拜充滿喜樂，也讓你的敬拜被你人聽見，使他們能夠認識耶穌，也能夠知道耶穌才是聖誕節的理由，也是我們讚美的理由。
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