Isaiah 12:3 Therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation. I. THE WELLS. God, in carrying on His government, has seen it wise to act usually through agencies and means. He has provided means for carrying out His great and gracious purposes in redemption. These are here presented to us as "wells." II. THE DRAWING OUT OF THESE WELLS. 1. The existence of the means of grace is not enough. 2. We never will appropriate those blessings until impelled by a sense of need. III. THE JOY. There are many things in Christ fitted to inspire joy. 1. His adaptation to the wants of the sinner. 2. His fulness. 3. He is an eternal Christ. 4. There is cause of rejoicing in the terms on which He is tendered.The Gospel is brought within the reach of the poorest, the most abject, the most hopeless. Its language is not "Do," or "Give," but "Take." And if Christ be so free, is it any wonder if the sinner should appropriate Him with joy? Application:(1) What a wilderness this land would be without its Sabbaths, its Bibles, its sermons, its communions! (2) The danger of polluted wells. We dare not mingle anything with Christ. (3) If we have Christ in the ordinances, let us strive to partake of His fulness. (T. Maclauchlan, LL. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.WEB: Therefore with joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation. |
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