God Quote-Give Us Today our Daily Bread

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of God’s Word, this is what the Lord says in Matthew 6:11.

Jesus taught us to pray, “Give us today our daily bread.”

This is a prayer for God to provide what we really need. Our greatest need is Jesus, who identified Himself as the Bread of Life. His grace is sufficient and endures forever.

This prayer is also expressed in the Old Testament, in Proverbs 30, verse 8. “Give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.”

The writer recognized the temptations he would have to disown God in his abundant wealth or to dishonor God in his extreme poverty. So, he prayed for God to provide what he needed each day.

Matthew 6:11-that’s today’s God Quote for us to embrace for Life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com