Passage
Psalm 54:1-7 (ESV)
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
Acts 8:26-40
Key Verse: 8:35
Surely God is My Help
Date: Dec. 19, 2015
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 54:4
First, save me O God! (1-3). David was in a cave in a wilderness as a fugitive with around 400 distressed people. His life was greatly endangered by the report of ruthless Ziphites to Saul. David had no one who could help him. But he was not alone. He had God who is mighty. He cried out to God, "Save me, O God; Hear my prayer!" We encounter also many unexpected and dangerous situations in our pilgrimages. No one can help us. But Almighty God is with us. We can cry out to him.
Second, the Lord sustains me (4-7). David was strengthened in his prayer; Surely God would help him as he had sustained him always. The Lord would destroy his enemies. David would offer thanksgiving offerings to God. For he believed in advance that God had already delivered him from all his troubles. His eyes had looked in triumph on his foes. He could praise God for his victory even before fighting.
Prayer: Lord, I will cry out in my trouble. I will give thanks to you even before I have victory. Fill me with faith in God my Savior.
One Word: Surely God will sustain me
