Passage
Psalm 49:1-20 (ESV)
Repent of Compromise with the World
Revelation 2:12-29
Key Verse: 2:16
God Will Redeem Me from the Dead
Date: Dec. 14, 2015
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 49:15
First, no man can redeem the life of another (1-14). The psalmist invites all people in this world to hear God's wisdom. We don't need to envy those who trust in their great wealth. For no one can redeem the life of another. No payment is enough to make one live forever and not see decay. The big houses and new tombs named in one's name may remain, but man does not endure. This is the fate of those who trust in themselves.
Second, God will take me to himself (15-19). But God sent his one and only Son to redeem us from all our sins. If we trust in God, he saves us from the realm of the dead and takes us to himself. But those who trust in their wealth but lack understanding are like the beasts that perish.
Prayer: Lord I will not trust in the wealth but in you alone. Take me to yourself.
One Word: God will take me to himself.
