"For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you and all the trees of the field shall clap their hand." Isaiah 55:12 NKJV
As we open up this verse, we can gather a lot of information that will feed our hungry souls. The first part, 'you shall go out with joy' refers to the exile from Babylon and how this freedom would have put joy into their hearts. 'being led forth', meant that they would be led by the LORD Himself.
Further to this, I have highlighted three words; Joy, Peace and Singing, which are significant to our survival in this world of uncertainty. Let's look at each one:
JOY. Nehemiah gives us the meaning of this word - strength. It is the joy we have in Jesus Christ that gives us the strength to get through each and every situation. It is a mighty weapon. If at all possible, we should endeavour to laugh and praise our way to victory. Joy is mighty and powerful. But it is ourselves that need to get into a position of joy and we can only do this in Jesus.
PEACE. Isaiah 26:3 says, 'You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.' As we focus on Jesus Christ, giving Him the first place in our lives, we will receive this perfect peace, which is interpreted as Shalom, Shalom in the Hebrew. Jesus told us that He would give us this peace. John 14:27. As He was getting ready to depart from this earth, He promised us that we would have perfect peace. This is the peace that surpasses all understanding; the peace that guards our heart and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7
SINGING. Psalm 150:6 says, 'Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.' There is power in praise. It can bring down walls, Joshua 6. It opened locked doors and broke chains Acts 16. As we praise God, mighty things happen. As we sing to the Lord, He opens up the way, which is the only way - the way to victory. Things are defeated and taken over as we praise, not only walls, prison doors and chains, but as we read here, the trees of the field clap their hands. Have you ever seen this? No, me neither, and it may just be symbolic but it has happened and can happen as we praise God. If God's Word says it, I believe it and that's the bottom line.
This New Year, God wants us to walk in Joy; He wants us to live and walk in His peace and He wants each one of us to live in an attitude of praise. As we do, our lives and our situations will change for the better. We'll be led forth by Jesus Himself.
Have a Happy and Blessed New Year
Copyriight 2020 Grahame Howard
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