SCRIPTURE

Studied: Isaiah 12

OBSERVATION

Isaiah 12:1-2 ~ … O LORD, I will praise You; Though You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me. Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid;

APPLICATION

There comes a day when we all come to our senses and realize that we are in need of a Savior. This sounds very much like a maturing teenager, when they realize that they don’t know it all! God is loving and He is merciful, He is awaiting our cry to Him, as He wants to be our Savior and our Lord. Another scripture (Isaiah 55:6) says: Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Yet another verse (2 Corinthians 6:2) says: Now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation. The reason “now” is so important is that we are told in scripture that no one knows the day or the hour when Jesus will return. We should therefore be ready to meet Him ‘NOW’ if He chooses to call us home ‘NOW’.

PRAYER

Thank You Father for giving us the warning in Your Word to be ready ‘NOW’. Thank You for providing the simple means for us to have that assurance. You created us, and so we are to return to You and surrender ourselves to our Creator so that You may mold us into Your likeness. What a glory it is to know You as Lord and personal Savior, and to have the assurance of life eternally with You in Heaven! Thank You Father for loving me so much that You gave, so that I may live forever with You!