One morning, a friend's facebook posting had the above poster on his wall. I was amazed that this was a Bible verse and it caught my attention right away, the words "With Joy you will drink deeply", when is joy related to drinking deeply ? How does one drink deeply ?
After being in some diets programmes, I have learnt the importance of drinking water in order to cleanse the body system and successfully shed pounds off, it usually involves a lot of water like 5-6 liters a day. Hence, very often drinking water is not a joy to me. Drinking deeply remains me about forcing myself to drink (till I am sick of it).
So I was very intringued by this verse, I would like to know what does drinking water means in the Scripture, why is joy related to drinking and how does drinking deeply look like ?
A google search into the Bible verse reviews that various versions of Isaiah 12:3
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation!
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
Therefore you will joyously draw water From the springs of salvation.
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
You will joyfully draw water from the springs of salvation,
You will draw water joyfully from the wells of salvation. And you will say at that time:
Joyfully you will draw water from the springs of deliverance.
With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation.
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of saving health.
Therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
You shall draw waters with joy out of the saviour's fountains:
And with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Therefore with joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
And ye have drawn waters with joy Out of the fountains of salvation,
With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation!
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
Therefore you will joyously draw water From the springs of salvation.
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
You will joyfully draw water from the springs of salvation,
You will draw water joyfully from the wells of salvation. And you will say at that time:
Joyfully you will draw water from the springs of deliverance.
With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation.
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of saving health.
Therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
You shall draw waters with joy out of the saviour's fountains:
And with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Therefore with joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
And ye have drawn waters with joy Out of the fountains of salvation,
And one of my favourite version, The Message :
Joyfully you’ll pull up buckets of water from the wells of salvation.
"Water" is referred to as grace, which is compared to it, because it is softening, purifying, fructifying, cooling, and refreshing, and extinguishes thirst; and this is to be "drawn", it is to be come at, though the well in which it is be deep, and not in the reach of everyone; the bucket is faith that it is drawn with, and this is the gift of God; and it is in the exercise of this grace, which requires diligence, strength, and labour, that saints receive from Christ, and grace for grace; and this is exercised in the use of means, by prayer, reading of the Scriptures, and attendance on the word and ordinances, by which faith draws hard, and receives much, and, when it does, it is attended "with joy": salvation itself is received with joy, and so is the Saviour; as also a justifying righteousness, and pardoning grace, and likewise every supply of grace; which joy is of a spiritual kind, is in a way of believing, what a stranger intermeddles not with, and is unspeakable and full of glory.
This gives us an invitation to the well of salvation to draw deep in order to quench our thirst.
Dear Lord, I would like to come to your ever-flowing, ever-refreshing fountain, cause me to be able to draw from it and drink deeply, so deep that my life is overflown with your living water within me, that my life will reflect your glory.
Dear Lord, I would like to come to your ever-flowing, ever-refreshing fountain, cause me to be able to draw from it and drink deeply, so deep that my life is overflown with your living water within me, that my life will reflect your glory.
Note :- About 630 words
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