He Has Given Me Victory

Scripture:

Isaiah 12:2 "See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory".

Observation:

Chapters 11 and 12 are talking about the coming of the Messiah. It says that when He comes, He will bring total peace on the earth, even in nature. This occurs during the millennium, or thousand year reign of Jesus on this earth. This is still a future event, but He has already come and fulfilled parts of this prophecy. This verse puts the total emphasis on the power of the Lord and not in our own power. We need to lean on the Lord in every situation of life.

Application:

Notice Isaiah says, "God has come to save me". We love to read books and try to save ourselves, yet we are unfruitful. It is the Lord who saves us and not we ourselves. He goes on the say, "I will trust in Him and not be afraid". When we truly trust the Lord, we will have no fear. We will know He will take care of us. He closes out by saying "The Lord God is my strength and song; He has given me victory". In today's world there are a million books on how to get the victory through thinking right, speaking right and doing the right things. Books sell by the millions about how to get victory in life when real victory comes, not when we are strong, but when we let the Lord fight our battles and allow Him to give us the victory. The battle is the Lord's! He is powerful! Let Him do the fighting!

Prayer:

Lord, teach me to lean on You an trust in You to defend me, fight for me and win the victory. You are my strength and song. You are my victory! Thank You for caring enough for me that you said you are my victory. Teach me to seek You more and allow You to work in my life more. I want You to have total control in my life.

You're the best!

Jeff