20 Days With the Lord’s Prayer Day 10: He gives us what we need today.

“In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬-‭13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

The children of Israel had come out of Egypt and were being led through the wilderness. They rose up against Moses and Aaron, accusing them of bringing them out into the wilderness to die. The Lord, hearing their complaint, told Moses that He was going to do this:

“Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not. And it shall be on the sixth day that they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.””

‭‭Exodus‬ ‭16‬:‭4‬-‭5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

The Lord would bring the people manna in the morning and quail in the evening. The only thing He required, the only restriction He imposed, was that they only gather enough manna for what they needed for one day. The exception was that on the sixth day, they could gather a double portion so that they didn’t labor on the Sabbath.

However, just that little requirement proved to be too much for some of the people and they gathered more manna than what they could eat in one day, leaving it overnight.

“And Moses said, “Let no one leave any of it till morning.” Notwithstanding they did not heed Moses. But some of them left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them.”

‭‭Exodus‬ ‭16‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Yes, you would think that people who saw the Lord giving them bread from heaven every morning, and having quail come right into their camp every evening, would be able to trust Him to do this every day. But some still could not trust Him, deciding to follow their own rules, with terrible results.

Notice, the Lord told Moses that He was making this requirement of only gathering for one day, “that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not.” Yes, they were to learn to trust the Lord for their daily needs, but they must also learn to obey Him.

In today’s portion of the Lord‘s prayer we look at these three words: “our daily bread.” The Lord wants us to be content with His supply for today.

Now, could the Lord somehow bestow on us all we would ever need for any of our needs that might present themselves? Of course He could. But part of Him growing us up into His children, is helping us to learn to trust Him.

You see, the Lord is our Provider. And, no matter what the Lord uses to bring what we need, He is the source from which it came.

Last time we talked about not borrowing trouble. Today we focus on trusting the Lord, no matter what may come our way.

Indeed, our trust in Him is expressed by being content to have our daily needs met, not requiring some tangible evidence of our assured supply.

Having said that, I will tell you that the Lord has actually given us the assurance of an endless supply. What he has given us is His word. Therefore, if we believe Him, if we believe that He is a good Father Who wants to do good things for us, if we believe the promises He has made, the assurances He has sealed with His own body and blood, then we need never have anxiety concerning whether we’re going to have what we need in any area of our life.

You see, the source of all things has promised to never leave us nor forsake us. If we are with Him, if He is with us, we have—and will have—what we need. That’s what the Lord wants us to know when we confidently ask, “Give us this day, our daily bread.”

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!