Passage
Exodus 19:1-6 (ESV)
The Beginning of the Church
Acts 1:12-26
Key Verse: 1:14
God Carried You on Eagle's Wings
Date: Jan. 2, 2016
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 19:4
First, God will raise you up on eagles' wings (1-4). Through Moses, God made his grace clear. They survived for three months in the barren wasteland, learning of God's power and his love. God used an illustration to help them understand. He led them on eagles' wings. Mother eagles drop their eaglets and swoop down to catch them on their back. They do this over and over again until the eaglet can fly (Dt 32:10-11). The experience is very effective in helping them to soar on their own eagle wings. God helps his people to "soar" spiritually.
Second, God has a glorious purpose for his people (5-6). God reveals his purpose for carrying his people. It was to make them into a kingdom of priests and a holy nation (6). They were to represent his way of life, teach his word and be an agent of salvation to the world. There were many nations in the world, but God chose them to become his missionaries who could point the rest of the world back to God.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for carrying me like an eaglet on eagle's wings. Grow me so that I can live up to your purpose.
One Word: Thanks be to God for carrying us
