Main Thought:
We often needlessly suffer because we refuse to let God subdue our enemies. He longs to feed us with fine wheat and honey, which are ours when we listen to Him.
Psalm 81:9-16
There shall be no strange god among you;
you shall not bow down to a foreign god.
I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
“But my people did not listen to my voice;
Israel would not submit to me.
So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts,
to follow their own counsels.
Oh, that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!
I would soon subdue their enemies
and turn my hand against their foes.
Those who hate the Lord would cringe toward him,
and their fate would last forever.
But he would feed you with the finest of the wheat,
and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
Hymn Verse
LSB 641:5 You Satisfy the Hungry Heart
You give Yourself to us, O Lord;
Then selfless let us be,
To serve each other in Your name
In truth and charity.
You satisfy the hungry heart
With gift of finest wheat.
Come give to us, O saving Lord,
The bread of life to eat. Amen.