Isaiah 12 is a short chapter (particularly for Isaiah), but it beautifully describes the joy of God’s people after the saving work of the Messiah had been completed, that is,

“Forgiveness flounders because I exclude the enemy from the community of humans and myself from the community of sinners.” Miroslav Volf, Exclusion & Embrace (Abingdon Press, 1996).*  How do you and I

31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”[b] 32 This is a profound

29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of

27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way, husbands ought

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing[a] her by the washing with water through

21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the

Let us reflect on Isaiah 26:12, “Lord, you establish peace for us, because you have done all our works for us.”  When we gather with the people of God today