One Way

Isaiah 12 packs a powerful punch for only having six verses. Yesterday, I thought I'd squeezed out most of the milk of the chapter in the three verses I studied. Man, was I wrong! The last three verses were just as powerful, and almost more convicting. Tomorrow, I will be starting a 30-Day Devotional Guide from the book "Choosing Gratitude", and I found that these three verses are a perfect way to get me started: "In that day you will say: 'Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted. Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.' " ~ Isaiah 12:4-6. I believe this set of verses rightly expresses the joy and gratitude we should have from the last three verses in recognizing our salvation ( click here to read part 1 ). So let's look a

Well, it's been AGES since my last post, I know, and I just realized I didn't post at all in January :( And unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you see it), today's post is going to have to be a bit shorter as well. In December, I shared about my study of the Prodigal Son story ( http://elliejoi.blogspot.com/2012/12/lost-and-found.html ), and August through November I'd been posting about my study on how we are to use our words. Entering the New Year, I made a theme of study for myself for the year, one that I really need - the Fear of the Lord vs. the Fear of Man. I'll be reading through the OT prophets (starting with Isaiah) as part of this study. And just a note, I don't think my study on words is over by a long shot, but for now, it'll sit on the back burner. Anyways, in my study on Isaiah 12 this morning, I had a super cool insight (at least I think it's cool :) that I wanted to share with you all. The first three verses of Isaiah