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Matthew 6:11 - Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread.Matthew 6:11 (KJV): Give us this day our daily bread.COMMENTARY PEARL When we pray, "Give us this day our daily bread," we ask for others as well as ourselves. And we acknowledge that what God gives us is not for ourselves alone. God gives to us in trust, that we may feed the hungry... The prayer for daily bread includes not only food to sustain the body, but that spiritual bread which will nourish the soul unto life everlasting. Jesus bids us, "Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life." John 6:27. He says, "I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever." Verse 51. Our Saviour is the bread of life, and it is by beholding His love, by receiving it into the soul, that we feed upon the bread which came down from heaven. We receive Christ through His word, and the Holy Spirit is given to open the word of God to our understanding, and bring home its truths to our hearts. We are to pray day by day that as we read His word, God will send His Spirit to reveal to us the truth that will strengthen our souls for the day's need. In teaching us to ask every day for what we need --both temporal and spiritual blessings--God has a purpose to accomplish for our good. He would have us realize our dependence upon His constant care, for He is seeking to draw us into communion with Himself. In this communion with Christ, through prayer and the study of the great and precious truths of His word, we shall as hungry souls be fed; as those that thirst, we shall be refreshed at the fountain of life. MB102-22 COMMENTARY Everyday Grace The gospel is not only about a decision you make once and for all - it's about a decision you make every day. That doesn't mean that you lose your salvation and need to get saved all over again. It means that the gospel is not simply about walking down an aisle or praying a certain prayer or getting baptized. The gospel is about living in the light of Jesus' resurrection power every day. We need God's saving grace to be made alive. And we need God's transforming grace to be made alive every day. The grace is the same grace. The gospel is the same gospel. We need grace to come up out of our graves for the first time. We need grace to stay out of the grave if it ever beckons us back. That's the beauty of Christ's work on the cross. Jesus' work raises us to life and sustains that life each and every day. How does He do it? By giving us today our daily bread. Every day, He provides and sustains you for your spiritual life. Dear God, I need Your daily bread to flourish today. I need Your new mercies to wash over me right now, that I would know the power of Your salvation anew. [Grace and Glory by Louie Giglio] God Our Provider It seems sort of funny now, but back in the '60s the word bread was a term for money. So, if someone said, "You got any bread, man?" that's what they were talking about. Jesus taught us to pray, "Give us day by day our daily bread" (Luke 11:3 NKJV). Bread was a staple of the first-century diet, so bread in this sense, speaks of everything. It speaks of your finances, a roof over your head, and your health. It speaks of everything you need in life. And notice that Jesus said "daily bread," not monthly bread or yearly bread. The Lord will sometimes allow things to happen in our lives that remind us we need Him every day. You might be going through something like that right now. Suddenly you're facing a financial crisis or you've had a health scare. Suddenly, you're dealing with things this year you'd never imagined. You're saying, "God, help!" Sometimes, He allows these things to remind us that He's the provider. He provides everything we have in life. So, we need to come to Him each day, not just asking for things, but giving Him glory for the things He already has provided. When is the last time you simply prayed a prayer of thanks? Lord, thank you for this. Thank you for providing. Thank you for my spouse. Thank you for my family. Jesus gave us this template for prayer to encourage us to pray, and we need to pray about everything. Cry out to God in your sorrow and pain. Call on the Lord for His provision, His protection, and His guidance. And give thanks to the Lord for your joys and His provision. God wants to provide everything you need in life. And He wants you to bring your needs before Him every day. [Greg Laurie from Harvest Ministries; https://www.harvestdaily.com] LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY Matthew 6:11 - Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread. https://www.abible.com/devotions/2019/20190401-1313.html http://www.abible.com/devotions/2017/20170912-1000.html http://www.abible.com/devotions/2005/20051209-0822.html LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT https://abible.com/links/ |