Passage
Psalm 105:1-23 (ESV)
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
Acts 8:26-40
Key Verse: 8:35
He Remembers His Covenant Forever
Date: Aug. 3, 2016
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 105:8
First, remember what God has done and make him known (1-7). The psalmist reminds us that we are called to give praise to God, proclaim his name and make known among the nations what he has done. This is the exact Great Commission of Jesus! We should make known to all nations about how the Lord judged our sins on the cross, how God raised Jesus from the dead and from now on whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life!
Second, God remembers his covenant forever (8-23). God made a covenant with Abraham to send the Messiah to be a blessing for all nations. He remembered his covenant forever, for a thousand generations. He began it with Abraham, he swore to Isaac and confirmed it to Jacob, to Israel and to us as an everlasting covenant to give the Promised Land, the kingdom of God. As the Lord allowed no one to oppress his chosen people when they were few in number as wandering strangers in a foreign land, so he protects our small house churches in many foreign lands. As he sent Joseph to Egypt to rescue his people so he sent Jesus to save us. Now Jesus sends us to all nations.
Prayer: Praise the Lord who kept his covenant by sending Jesus. Use us as Bible teachers to all nations.
One Word: God remembered his covenant and sent the Messiah to save us!
