Give us today our daily bread. (v. 11). This petition is about our needs.
Daily bread isn’t just about your food or paycheque. Daily bread represents all of your needs – your physical, emotional and relational needs.
Every day after spending time with God, I start my day with my daily planner. I review my calendar and my to do list and then I ask God, Give me what I need for today.
Give me wisdom for today, strength for today, love for today, answers for today.
How often do I pray this? Every day. Why? Because God’s provision comes one day at a time.
You see, your problem and mine is that we worry. We think about all the things we need. We think about all the things we don’t have. That’s why we get anxious.
But Jesus taught us not to worry about tomorrow. Why? Because you have a Heavenly Father who loves you and knows what you need. He’ll take care of you and provide for you.
He gives a powerful image of this in the Old Testament. The Israelites had just escaped from Egypt. But they had no food to eat. So what does God do? He provides manna for them in the desert. How often does he do this? Every day. Why? Because God’s provision comes one day at a time.
Give us today our daily bread.
