Isaiah 12:2 God will keep in perfect peace those who trust in Him alone.

 Exodus 15:2

The LORD is my strength and song,

And He has become my salvation;

He is my God, and I will praise Him;

My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

We have nothing to fear. With prayer and supplication we put our lives into God’s hands. He is good, merciful and gracious. He will turn all that is meant to destroy us into our good. We are the Body of Christ, as believers, we are the temple of God and evil cannot prevail where He is. If we choose fear in our lives let it be fear of the Lord not of man. God is above all and in all of His creation. We choose Him as guardian of our life. In His perfect love fear is cast out. Joy in our salvation is our strength. Carla

Isaiah 12:2

Behold, God is my salvation,

I will trust and not be afraid;

‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song;

He also has become my salvation.’ ” NKJV

God is my salvation. This psalm of redemption is based on the first psalm of redemption in Exodus (Exodus 15:2; Psalm 118:14).Yah, the Lord, by its repetition, emphasizes that Israel’s covenant-keeping God—and not the nations—brings salvation (26:4). My strength and song may be rephrased as “my strong song” or “my song of strength” (Exodus15:2). The NKJV Study Bible

Look! God is my salvation. Chapter 12 praises God for the salvation promised through the Messiah in chapter 11. The hymn in Exodus 15:1–18 similarly focuses on salvation brought about by Yahweh. Similar to thanksgiving songs, Exodus 15 reflects Israel’s grateful response for Yahweh’s deliverance from the Egyptians—recounting Yahweh’s greatness and the reasons He is deserving of praise.

The poetic parallels of Isaiah 12 and Exodus 15 suggest a connection between the deliverance promised in Isaiah, and the deliverance already accomplished through the exodus. The exodus motif appears prominently in Isaiah 40–55 where the return of the exiles from Babylon is envisioned as a second miraculous redemption—like the exodus.

The Hebrew name for God here—literally Yah Yahweh—is unusual. The shortened form “Yah” is common in poetry and is used in Exodus 15:2 in addition to numerous psalms. Psalm 68:18 uses Yah Elohim. My strength and might a similar  phrasing appears in Exodus 15:2 and Psalm 118:14. Faithlife Study Bible

Psalm 118:14

The LORD is my strength and song,

And He has become my salvation.

Isaiah 26:3–4

You will keep him in perfect peace,

Whose mind is stayed on You,

Because he trusts in You.

Trust in the LORD forever,

For in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength.

Isaiah 45:17

But Israel shall be saved by the LORD

With an everlasting salvation;

You shall not be ashamed or disgraced

Forever and ever.

Isaiah 62:11

Indeed the LORD has proclaimed

To the end of the world:

“Say to the daughter of Zion,

“Surely your salvation is coming;

Behold, His reward is with Him,

And His work before Him.’ ”

Here’s the deal: There is nothing small about compassion. It is the thread of life woven through each day.

When the world feels small and dark and frightful, at the mercy of cruelty and revenge, it is not surprising we choose to protect our hearts. We do not easily give it away. This happens when we live from the notion that we carry only so much emotional capital—you know, that precious commodity which allows us to pay attention, to focus, to contribute, to care, to forgive, to set free.
Or, drawing from Luke’s Gospel. “To stand up for the neglected, to invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind.”
And when we live as if there is a scarcity in our “caring commodity”, it goes without saying that conservation is called for. And it becomes our default. Meaning, there is no need to spend empathy on just anybody. We need to pick and choose. To be blunt, “there are those who deserve care, and those who don’t.”
Bottom line: we lose track of the values that sustain us.
And sometimes, we need an experience, to rock our world. Or, to invite us to hit the reset button. You know, back to what makes us human.
I think I needed it this week.
So. What will I choose to care for—to be loving and kind in today’s world?
What will I choose to say matters?
In what ways can I say No to apathy and indifference and resignation?
In what ways can I say Yes to, “I do my best to lift others up.”
There is nothing small about making a difference in the life of one human being. As humans—in the image of God—we touch, love, give, lift up, heal and redeem. Sabbath Moments