No doubt we need to pray for daily bread, but the greater need in our lives is to pray for wonder for the bread. We need a fresh appreciation for what the Lord provides every day. Day in and day out. When we lie our heads down at night, wake up in the morning, and face difficulties, troubles, trials, difficult people, traffic, broken air conditioners, burst water pipes, and headaches, we still have bread.

The Lord’s Prayer

Jesus teaches us how to pray.

“After this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father who art 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. Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.” Matthew 6:9-13

In this, I would like to focus on the prayer for “Daily bread.”

The Meaning of Daily Bread

In the original literal translation, it reads differently. It says, “The bread necessary for us, give us today.”

Bread is a staple of life, and Jesus teaches us to pray for it daily. This echoes an event in the life of the children of Israel when they entered the wilderness from Egypt.

“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 amount every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not.’ Exodus 16

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