Passage
Psalm 81:1-16 (ESV)
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
Acts 8:26-40
Key Verse: 8:35
Sing for Joy to God Our Strength
Date: Apr. 14, 2016
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 81:1
First, sing to God our strength (1-10). This psalm was read aloud during the Feast of Trumpets. This was a time to commemorate God's saving grace. In the opening verse the people are called to sing praises to God who is their source of strength and to make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob. The musicians are also invited to play their instruments to him. The psalmist then reminds them of God's saving grace in bringing them up out of Egypt, removing the burden from their shoulders and the baskets from their hands used to carry clay and bricks (6). He warns them not to follow other gods but worship their God only (9). Praise God who delivered us from sin and fills us with good things (10).
Second, but my people would not listen to me (11-16). Again the psalmist recounts the past to warn his people from falling away from God. Israel did not listen to God nor submit to his ways. So God gave them over in the stubbornness of their hearts. If we listen and obey, God will subdue our enemies and fill us with sweet honey from the rock (Christ).
Prayer: Prayer: Lord, forgive my stubbornness. Help me to submit to your ways. Fill me with the honey of your word that comes from Christ my Rock of salvation.
One Word: Sing to God our Strength
