Christ is Coming #19

Isaiah 12:

 You will say in that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
    for though you were angry with me,
your anger turned away,
    that you might comfort me.
2 “Behold, God is my salvation;
    I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the Lord God is my strength and my song,
    and he has become my salvation.”
3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. 4 And you will say in that day:
“Give thanks to the Lord,
    call upon his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples,
    proclaim that his name is exalted.
5 “Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously;
    let this be made known in all the earth.
6 Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
    for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.

Like all the prophets of Israel, Isaiah was compelled to give some messages of judgment he would rather not have had to do. But he was also privileged to give some of the greatest announcements of hope and joy, like this one here.  When we experience the salvation of God, the comfort of God, the strength of God, and most of all the presence of God, there is an internal and eternal joy that shouts out and will not be silenced.  That is what happened when the Holy One of Israel, Jesus Christ came into their presence and that is what happens when He comes to us today.