Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

"Give us today our daily bread." Matthew 6:11



Seldom do six words contain so much significant truth as these! But then they were spoken by Jesus so we should not be surprised.

In previous posts I summarized the purpose of the Lord's Prayer as designed to change me from "I want my way" prayers to "have Your way" prayers. I supported that summary by teaching from Matthew 6:9-10.

At first glance, the request in verse eleven appears to contradict that as He instructs the disciples to ask for what they need. But let's take a closer look!

Praying "Give us this day our daily bread" is a declaration of God's desire to meet our needs! 

He wants to!

He is able to!

He will!

Praying "Give us this day our daily bread" is a strong declaration of your dependence on God to care for you by providing what you need to survive each day. 

Praying "Give us this day our daily bread" is a recognition that God is clear on what you actually need to survive. You struggle to differentiate between what you need and what you want but He doesn't! Knowing that and believing it can teach you to identify needs from wants! Here's a hint! If He hasn't supplied you don't really need it!

Praying "Give us this day our daily bread" will relieve you from the anxiety of going without. As the Psalmist declared,  "I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread." Psalms 37:25

Praying "Give us this day our daily bread" will guard from becoming proud or self-sufficient. With this becoming a daily practice you will maintain your perspective on Who provides for you!

Praying "Give us this day our daily bread" is not a selfish prayer but a plural and collective prayer! "Give US" includes your family or those for whom you bear responsibility! If you know He will provide for you can have confidence of His ability to provide for them!

Praying "Give us this day our daily bread" will make it easier for you to be generous with others because you are confident you will not go without.

These are by no means a complete list of the benefits of praying this prayer but I share these to illustrate that you are not being selfish by praying this prayer and it is not a "I want my way" prayer!

When it comes to having your needs supplied YOU HAVE A PRAYER!

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