Give us this day our daily bread.
In Jesus’ model prayer, we are to ask for God’s provisions. Give us this day our daily bread. There are a couple of things that stand out in these seven words.
First of all, Jesus uses the term “bread.” He said, “I am the Bread of Life. If any man eats of this bread he shall live forever.” God’s provisions are forever. Sometimes we get our priorities out of place. When we think of our needs we think in the present; God is more concerned with eternity than He is the present.
This is not to say that God is not concerned with our present needs as well. Jesus does pray here, “Give us our ‘daily’ bread.” God will bless us as we allow Him to do so. Our obedience is imperative when it comes to God’s provisions. Notice, Jesus prays, “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Our obedience is absolutely essential when it comes to God’s ability to bless us and meet our need, especially as He would like to do.
In Jesus’ model prayer He teaches us to pray for our “daily bread”. This represents our need as opposed to our wants. God will give us the desires of our heart. God wants to do much more than just meet our need. He wants to give us the desires of His heart. God wants to bless us exceedingly abundantly more than we can ask or hope for. Prayer is the vehicle that allows Gods blessings to flow into our lives.
A Pastor's thoughts about the Scripture and it's influence in our lives.
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