Teach us to Pray: Our Daily Bread
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Teach us to pray: Our daily bread
Teach us to pray: Our daily bread
Pray then like this:
“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 also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Give us our daily beard-
Give us our daily beard-
The Bible Knowledge Commentary 6:5–15 (Luke 11:2–4)
Petition for personal needs such as daily food is also to be a part of prayer. “Daily” (epiousion, used only here in the NT) means “sufficient for today.”
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
God is a father who knows our needs and provides for our needs
and he provides us with what we need for each
God said to Moses, “I’m going to rain bread down from the skies for you. The people will go out and gather each day’s ration. I’m going to test them to see if they’ll live according to my Teaching or not. On the sixth day, when they prepare what they have gathered, it will turn out to be twice as much as their daily ration.”
Moses and Aaron told the People of Israel, “This evening you will know that it is God who brought you out of Egypt; and in the morning you will see the Glory of God. Yes, he’s listened to your complaints against him. You haven’t been complaining against us, you know, but against God.”
Moses said, “Since it will be God who gives you meat for your meal in the evening and your fill of bread in the morning, it’s God who will have listened to your complaints against him. Who are we in all this? You haven’t been complaining to us—you’ve been complaining to God!”
Moses instructed Aaron: “Tell the whole company of Israel: ‘Come near to God. He’s heard your complaints.’ ”
When Aaron gave out the instructions to the whole company of Israel, they turned to face the wilderness. And there it was: the Glory of God visible in the Cloud.
God spoke to Moses, “I’ve listened to the complaints of the Israelites. Now tell them: ‘At dusk you will eat meat and at dawn you’ll eat your fill of bread; and you’ll realize that I am God, your God.’ ”
That evening quail flew in and covered the camp and in the morning there was a layer of dew all over the camp. When the layer of dew had lifted, there on the wilderness ground was a fine flaky something, fine as frost on the ground. The Israelites took one look and said to one another, man-hu (What is it?). They had no idea what it was.
So Moses told them, “It’s the bread God has given you to eat. And these are God’s instructions: ‘Gather enough for each person, about two quarts per person; gather enough for everyone in your tent.’ ”
The People of Israel went to work and started gathering, some more, some less, but when they measured out what they had gathered, those who gathered more had no extra and those who gathered less weren’t short—each person had gathered as much as was needed.
Moses said to them, “Don’t leave any of it until morning.”
But they didn’t listen to Moses. A few of the men kept back some of it until morning. It got wormy and smelled bad. And Moses lost his temper with them.
They gathered it every morning, each person according to need. Then the sun heated up and it melted. On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, about four quarts per person.
Then the leaders of the company came to Moses and reported.
Moses said, “This is what God was talking about: Tomorrow is a day of rest, a holy Sabbath to God. Whatever you plan to bake, bake today; and whatever you plan to boil, boil today. Then set aside the leftovers until morning.” They set aside what was left until morning, as Moses had commanded. It didn’t smell bad and there were no worms in it.
Moses said, “Now eat it; this is the day, a Sabbath for God. You won’t find any of it on the ground today. Gather it every day for six days, but the seventh day is Sabbath; there won’t be any of it on the ground.”
On the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather anyway but they didn’t find anything.
God said to Moses, “How long are you going to disobey my commands and not follow my instructions? Don’t you see that God has given you the Sabbath? So on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. So, each of you, stay home. Don’t leave home on the seventh day.”
So the people quit working on the seventh day.
God provide the substance they needed for each day
it goes back to God being a Good father who hears us and loves us
The problem with us is we tend to want more then our daily portion
we want everything
We aren’t satisfied
Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.
Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament based on Semantic Domains 25.84 αὐτάρκης, ες
pertaining to being happy or content with what one has—‘content with what one has, content with the circumstances in which one exists
Paul isn’t just saying he has learned to just live on what with what he has
Paul isn’t just saying he has learned to just live on what with what he has
Paul is saying it doesn’t matter what this world looks like he is Fulfilled by God
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
When we find our fulfillment in God
we can rejoice when everything looks like loss
we have hope when everything looks like despair
we face circumstances that are impossible, knowing that God is for us
When we are fulfilled by God we know our identity in Christ
we know who we belong to
We know that in God all of our needs are met
our identify
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
it doesn’t matter what people say about us
what people do to us
how people treat us
We are fulfilled by God only
we have found how to be content
Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Our satisfaction comes from God
Delight- to take one’s pleasure in
take pleasure and enjoyment in an object, implying desirability of the object
it is to be fulfilled in
Desires-
request, inquire, appeal, i.e., ask for something which is needed or desired, implying a response is expected
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Continue to pursue after God
continue to try to obtain
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Hunger and thirst
Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament based on Semantic Domains 25.17 διψάω; πεινάω
to have a strong desire to attain some goal
those are the ones who will be satisfied
Are we satisfied in God?
Are we satisfied in God?
Our daily bread- God gives us everything we need to sustain us-
not just physical but spiritual
our identity
our forgiveness
our redemption
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Forgive us our sins
forgive us for the wrong that we have done
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
The “pure in Heart”-
are those who are inwardly clean from sin through faith in God’s provision and a continual acknowledging of their sinful condition.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
this is part our daily need
For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
it’s God forgive me for the mistakes I have made
I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
As we forgive our debtors
As we forgive our debtors
help me to show the same love and grace you have shown me to others around me
“Help me not to hold onto bitterness and anger”
We think “But they don’t deserve it”
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
WE didn’t deserve it
it was an act of love and mercy
Jesus on that cross cried out “ Father forgive them for they know not what they do.”
Joanna Weaver “Bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.”
Joanna Weaver “Bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.”
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
We forgive because we are forgiven
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
extend mercy to others, thus demonstrating God’s mercy which has been extended to them.
We ambassadors of Christ “God making His appeal through us.”
We pray God help me to forgive those who do me wrong even if they don’t deserve it.