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What is this ‘water’ in ‘wells of salvation’ that Isaiah speaks of here, and how is one to draw such water up?

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> “And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though > thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou > comfortedst me. 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. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the > wells of salvation.” Isaiah 12:1-3 A.V. Given that God *is* salvation here to those who trust and prise him as such discovering God to be their personal salvation, **how could one discover God that way, and what does drawing water out of those wells (plural) entail?** I immediately thought of Jesus’ words to the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well, as to asking him for living water (that clearly had nothing to do with literal water nor that literal well.) > “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never > thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of > water springing up into everlasting life” (John 4:14 A.V.) Isaiah speaks of something spiritual, not literal, and Jesus agrees with that, so how would those who know God to be their own salvation explain how to discover such deeply hidden waters of eternal life? It strikes me as obvious that it’s no use anyone answering who looks to a system of religion for salvation, or who believes that the refreshing reality of God as salvation in this life cannot be experienced – it’s only for the next life. So, ***I’m directing my question to those who take Isaiah 12:1-3 to be a present, experienced reality in this life.***
Asked by Anne (42779 rep)
Jun 21, 2022, 11:41 AM
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