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"JESUS: MY SALVATION, MY STRENGTH, AND MY SONG." "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation." (Isaiah 12:2)The last half of verse 2 here is a quotation from Moses (Exodus 15:2). Isaiah is using the quote to prove that what he is saying in the first half of the verse is true. Those who know God as their Saviour can trust by faith and not tremble in fear.And folks, that is because God is their strength and the song of their lives. They don't rely on their own ability or power. They rely on the One who has all power. Their souls are not filled with songs of temporal satisfaction or pain, but rather of the One who has become their Saviour and protector.Sometimes we hear people ask, "If Jesus is the Saviour, why doesn't the Old Testament make it clear?" Well, it does! From types and shadows to direct prophecies, to specific statements, the Old Testament tells us that Jesus, our Saviour is God.Notice that Isaiah had a very personal God that he claimed as his own. He says, "'the LORD JEHOVAH is MY strength and MY song, and he has become MY salvation." (caps on MY are mine)The Lord Jesus has always been and will always be the Mighty God and the everlasting Father (Isaiah 9:6). But for Isaiah, Jesus had become his personal salvation. There was a point in time when Isaiah came to know the Lord, although he may not have clearly understood all that it entailed. Nevertheless, by looking forward, he simply believed, as did Abraham, that God would provide an atonement for his sins.Friends, can you say, "Jesus is MY Saviour, Jesus is MY Strength, and Jesus is MY Song?" If so, then sing it with the Strength your Saviour has given you to the lost souls you encounter.