This is a promise from God that as we trust Jesus we will have enough for each day.
Worrying about physical and material provisions is a strong theme throughout the sixth chapter of Matthew.
What is the solution for worry?
How can we keep from being overcome by anxiety?
Jesus addresses that timely topic in this short section of the Lord's Prayer and then He addresses it again toward the end of chapter six.
He urges us to trust the Father one day at a time! Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not guaranteed! Learn from the past and don't labor under it!
Did God take care of you yesterday? Then why not trust Him today and be confident of tomorrow?
Trusting God a day at a time assures you won't waste your energy in non-productive concerns. You have a limited amount of emotional and physical energy so why waste it fretting over the past or projecting into the future? You have no control over either but you can be fully committed and invested in each moment of the present day!
This is not a prescription for irresponsibility or laziness but rather a recognition of the Father's desire and sufficiency to meet your needs. It doesn't all depend on you! And when you remove that pressure from yourself you become more motivated to pursue your daily tasks.
This also reaffirms the truth that faith is a relationship NOT a religion. It is a daily walk with loving Father.
Are healthy relationships spent regretting the past?
No! Only God knows how many relationships have been strained and ruined by the failure to leave past hurts or fears in the past!
Are healthy relationships spent fretting over the future?
Of course not!
If you know Jesus as your Savior your past is forgiven and reconciled and your future is in the hands of your Heavenly Father.
What if God freed you from your past and guaranteed your future so you can enjoy Him a day at a time?
The call of Christ is to fully invest moment by moment in your daily walk with your Father!
What a way to live!
Will you choose to live that way today?
Will you pray, "Give ME today my daily bread?"
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