Passage
Psalm 5:1-12 (ESV)
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
Acts 8:26-40
Key Verse: 8:35
O Lord, Listen to My Cry
Date: Aug. 5, 2015
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 5:11
First, morning by morning (1-3). King David was a man of prayer. He was a king, but he honored God as his King, and morning by morning came humbly into God's presence to lay his requests before him. He came just as a lowly subject goes before his king with his petition. He laid his requests before God, then waited in expectation for God's response.
Second, lead me in your righteousness (4-12). His prayer is based on God's righteous character. He knows God. God hates proud and arrogant people; he abhors those who are deceitful and bloodthirsty, and he hates liars. Pride keeps men from repenting, and keeps them from God. David comes to God humbly, asking his mercy. He asks God to lead him in righteousness. He asks God to deal with rebellious men who speak lying words and whose hearts scheme evil. Then he confesses his assurance that those who take refuge in God find real joy.
Prayer: Lord, I lay my petitions before you and await your answer with expectation.
One Word: Pray and take refuge in God
