In considering Isaiah 12:4, we find celebratory actions! This verse can speak of Judah’s victory over the invading Assyrian army, and it can speak of the victory at the end of the tribulation, and God’s people will be celebrating in the Millennial kingdom. Whether it refers to a celebration of the past or a celebration of the future, we see two actions for us as believers in the present.
First, there is the WORSHIP of the Lord seen in PRAISE THE LORD. Praising the Lord is offering adoration of WHO GOD IS. Whether He ever does anything for us or not, He is WORTHY of praise just because of WHO HE IS! The worship continues by calling on His name. This phrase takes us back to Abraham in Genesis 12:8b: “There Abraham built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.” The idea of calling on the name of the Lord is the acknowledgment that there is only one God and that a person has no other gods! It acknowledges that God is preeminent and supreme.
Secondly, there is WITNESSING ABOUT THE LORD! As one is experiencing the WORKING of God, they cannot help but WITNESS or testify ABOUT what GREAT THINGS GOD HAS DONE. This, if you will, is bragging about the Lord is to point others to the Lord with the heartfelt desire that they EXALT God.
Day after day, our lives should be filled with giving WORSHIP to the Lord and WITNESSING for and about the Lord!
Verse to DATE the Word on December 4 (12/4) is Isaiah 12:4. It says, “And in that day you will say: ‘Praise the LORD, and I will call upon His name; I will make known His deeds among the peoples, declaring that His name is exalted.”
Today, tell the Lord that you love Him! Today, tell someone that the Lord loves them. Worship Him and witness for Him!
Continue strong worshiping and witnessing,
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