Isaiah 12:1-2 – Joyful Confession
What day is being spoken of here? It is the day that God spoke of in the previous chapter. It is a day that we have not seen yet. It is a day when we shall see worldwide revival, when we shall see people from all nations coming to Jesus, when, as Paul calls it, the fullness of the Gentiles come in. God will work in a special way upon the Jews so that they no longer reject Messiah, but come to Him overwhelmingly to the great glory of God. It is a day of confession. It’s a day of deliverance. It will be a day of consecration where the people are united in being given over to God.
If it be a day of confession, what are they confessing? The first thing to be confessed is sin. When God works redemption in a sinner’s heart, the sinner comes to see that he is just that, a sinner. He may have thought that he was weak, or stupid, or that he made some mistakes. But the sinner never really comes to see that he is a sinner until the Holy Spirit works in his heart, bringing conviction, enabling him to see that he is what he truly is, a wretched, filthy, guilty sinner.
We have a confession of faith on this day. God has already turned His anger away. The only way that His anger can be turned away is by somebody else paying the penalty. That somebody else is Jesus. Then comfort and happiness come. Note the order. There’s never comfort with God’s judgment over us. The comfort only comes after you have confessed your sin.
God is our salvation. He doesn’t merely give us salvation, He is our salvation. He is the one that we receive, and He takes us to Himself. Then there is no more fear. This is the way that it is for all believers. Once they know Jesus, and they confess their sin and confess their faith, fear is kicked right out. We receive strength, for no fear paralyzes us, and God’s strength is made perfect in our weakness. God becomes our song. We sing about Him, and we sing to Him using His very own words here in the Psalms. He is our ultimate reward. He is our ultimate joy. This is the joyful confession of these verses, the confession of faith in Jesus Christ. This is what brings joy on this day, this great day that is yet to come.
Question
- Who pays the penalty for our sin?
- How does God become our song?
Prayer Points
- Pray for the preaching and hearing of God’s Word tomorrow.
- Use prayer points from your congregation.
- Pray for family matters.