Brown's Daily Word 12-7-10

Isaiah 12:6
"Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee."

Last night, I watched a portion of the Monday night Football game between the Jets and the Patriots. My granddaughter Micah likes the Patriots. It is frequently said that the side with the loudest shouting is the winning side. In a football match or other contestsl, one recognizes the side that has an upper hand through the ambit and atmosphere. The side that is doing well will be vibrant and the supporters that are watching will be hailing them and probably dance and sing. The other side, the one that is treading the path of defeat, will struggle to put in their best; undoubtedly they will be sweating profusely. Their faces will not be bright but their supporters will be encouraging them to strive on. They are not likely to be dancing. They could sing but the songs would probably be asking for God’s intervention.
At the front during a time of war, the winning side is vibrant and will shout the songs of victory. The side that is being defeated will not be able to shout because there are corpses of their comrades lying on the ground here and there. This means the army has reduced in number and even if they shout, their voice will not be as loud as that of the winning side. Their song will not be one of victory; it would either be of supplication to God or of surrender. In Isaiah 12: 6 Israel had felt God’s hand of salvation and could not but shout for joy. A shout is not a silent sound, it is a loud sound that is heard by other people and from the intonation, the hearers will know what it is announcing.
The Psalmist said: “In the day that l cry, then shall my enemies turn back this l know, for God is with me”

What is the power behind the cry of the Psalmist? It is found in Isaiah 12-“Great is the Holy one of Israel”
Jacob was the first person to utter a holy cry in the Bible. After he had cheated his brother and left for the foreign land where he took refuge (so that his brother would not kill him), he decided to come back home after many years. He repented before the Lord and prayed. He sent forth his family and was left alone. That night, he wrestled with an angel and as the day was breaking, the angel wanted to leave, but Jacob cried out that he would not let go of him, except if He blessed him. That marked the beginning of a new thing in the life of Jacob. The angel first changed his name and then blessed him.
This account is found in Genesis 32:24-26. The children of Israel were in bondage and when they cried unto the Lord, He heard them and delivered them out of the land of Egypt.
We received a very sad news around 7 PM last night. One of the beautful saints of Jesus died sudeddenly last night. He her name is Donna Netherton. Donna had started coming to the Saturday Evening worship services recently. She has gone forward to the altar one Saturday during the altar call. She was prayed over. She committed her life over to Jesus. She wept and stood up forgiven, clean, and freed. She gave her testimony two weeks later, saying that the Lord has changed her life completely. She was a new person desiring to serve Christ. One Saturday she came to worship with her 5 month old granddaughter. We dedicated the little girl during the worship services. Both the grandma and the granddaughter looked brilliant in the presence of Jesus.
Donna had started attending the Wednesday Evening Bible Study and Thursday Prayer Meeting. She was always radiant. She gladly cooked two 20 pound turkeys for our Thanksgiving Banquet, and she also had baked several homemade pies for the event. She had worked joyfully, serving so many during the banquet.
On Thanksgiving Eve Donna had stopped at the parsonage unannounced. She spoke with my wife and they prayed together, and then sang at the piano with Laureen. She was preparing to sing during the Christmas Eve service one of my favorite songs, "All Is Well". That night she said that she was hosting her entire family for Thanksgiving dinner, close to twenty.
My wife told me this morning that last night, out of no where a white feather fell from of her black leather jacket. It was a few minutes prior to the call that we received around 7 PM. Donna went to be with Jesus. This is our sure and certain hope.
Please pray for Donna's parents, children, and grandchildren. Donna shared that it was her deep desire for her children and grandchildren to come to Jesus. Also, pray for the Saturday evening fellowship, that they will be comforted and encouraged.
In Jesus the Risen One,
Brown
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