Passage
Psalm 18:1-30 (ESV)
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
Acts 8:26-40
Key Verse: 8:35
I Love You, O Lord
Date: Aug. 18, 2015
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 18:1
First, I love you, Lord, my strength (1-19). This Psalm is David's love confession to God. He experienced that when he was weak and helpless, God was his strength, his rock, fortress, deliverer, shield, horn of salvation, and stronghold. Satan attacks us in many ways. All we can do is call on the Lord in our distress and he saves us from deadly snares. David saw the mighty acts of God in nature. The Creator God took hold of him to rescue him from the hands of his enemies and brought him out to a spacious place.
Second, I have kept myself blameless (20-30). David feared God and kept his laws even when he was fleeing for his life. God rewarded him. To the faithful, God shows himself faithful; to the pure he shows himself pure. He saves the humble, but brings the mighty crashing down. God himself kept the lamp of David burning down through the generations to Jesus. He saves the humble and empowers us to fight against the odds. He reveals that his way and his word are perfect.
Prayer: Lord, teach me to love you and trust in your strength.
One Word: I love you, O Lord
