Restore Us, O God!

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Restore Us, O God!

Date: Apr. 13, 2016

Passage

Psalm 80:1-19 (ESV)

To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Testimony. Of Asaph, a Psalm.

1   Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
    you who lead Joseph like a flock.
  You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.
2     Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh,
  stir up your might
    and come to save us!
3   Restore us, O God;
    let your face shine, that we may be saved!
4   O LORD God of hosts,
    how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?
5   You have fed them with the bread of tears
    and given them tears to drink in full measure.
6   You make us an object of contention for our neighbors,
    and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7   Restore us, O God of hosts;
    let your face shine, that we may be saved!
8   You brought a vine out of Egypt;
    you drove out the nations and planted it.
9   You cleared the ground for it;
    it took deep root and filled the land.
10   The mountains were covered with its shade,
    the mighty cedars with its branches.
11   It sent out its branches to the sea
    and its shoots to the River.
12   Why then have you broken down its walls,
    so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?
13   The boar from the forest ravages it,
    and all that move in the field feed on it.
14   Turn again, O God of hosts!
    Look down from heaven, and see;
  have regard for this vine,
15     the stock that your right hand planted,
    and for the son whom you made strong for yourself.
16   They have burned it with fire; they have cut it down;
    may they perish at the rebuke of your face!
17   But let your hand be on the man of your right hand,
    the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!
18   Then we shall not turn back from you;
    give us life, and we will call upon your name!
19   Restore us, O LORD God of hosts!
    Let your face shine, that we may be saved!

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 80:19

Restore us, O LORD God of hosts!
Let your face shine, that we may be saved!

First, a prayer for restoration (1-7, 19). The psalmist is praying for the restoration of Israel. He addresses God as the Shepherd of Israel (1). God has let them fall into the hands of their enemies. They have eaten the bread of tears and drunk tears by the bowlful (5). They have become a mockery to their enemies (6). He cries out for God to restore them and make his face shine upon them (3, 7, 19). When God's face shines upon us we are saved. We need to pray for restoration after falling into sin.

Second, a vine from Egypt (8-18). God transplanted Israel in the Promised Land like a vine transplanted from Egypt. He did everything for them to be fruitful. He cleared the land of rocks and thorns (drove out their enemies). They took deep root and spread out. But then God broke down their walls and let the vine he had chosen be ravage by boars and insects. He did this out of redemptive love when they had sinned. Verse 17 is a reference to the Messiah who would come to save his people from their sins.

Prayer: Prayer: Lord, thank you for sending us Jesus to save us from our sins. Restore us in your grace.

One Word: Restore us through the Son of Man

God’s Wrath and Justice

Revelation 6:1-17

Key Verse: 6:17

for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

Today's Question

What does God require from us to escape His anger and curse, which we deserve for our sin?

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