Lord's Prayer: Give Us TodaySýnishorn

Seeing God as the giver of our daily bread allows us to live for something greater than ourselves.

Some people live for this life only. They think life as we know it is all that exists. So strive to be happy and stay comfortable. It’s the best you can hope for. And he who dies with the most toys wins. They don’t see something greater or know the transcendent purposes of God that go beyond creature comforts.

In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus implicitly tells us to live for something greater. To live for God and his kingdom. “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” So give us today our daily bread. Why? So we can live for you.

While I need bread, I know God will provide my bread as I pursue his kingdom. That’s why Jesus can tell us to seek first God’s kingdom, knowing our needs will be met when we do.

Live this way and you’ll see God provide every day. Sometimes in the most miraculous of ways. It can be scary living with an attitude of dependence and priority on God. But if you come to trust him, it is absolutely empowering and liberating. No material loss is a real loss. No material need is really a need. Because God matters more than my stuff. God is my joy and purpose. God will sustain me. God’s got me.

Consider this today…

It’s easy to love the gifts more than the giver. Ask God to give you a love and desire for him and his ways above all things. How can you trust God with your daily needs and seek first his will and way today?

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