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Our Daily Bread

Matthew 6:10 & 11
"10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread."

Prayer is a defining characteristic of the Christian life. We cannot pray too much. The verses we are studying in Matthew are cherished because they recorded the moment the Disciples ASKED our Lord and Savior to teach them how to PRAY! 

This is what we call The Lord's Prayer. Which Jesus begins teaching in verse nine; "After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name..."

"Our Father who art in heaven." Is called; The Introduction. In itself is remarkable because The Son of God is teaching that they are children of God! Through Jesus Christ we are all adopted into God's family. We may approach God as children ask their dear father.

"Hallowed be Thy name." Is called; The First Petition. God's name itself is Holly and through this prayer and our own words and actions we want to keep it Holy. We want to learn God's Word humbly and truthfully. We want our daily lives guided by God's Word.  

In today's verses we are introduced to The Second Petition; "Thy kingdom come." Our world is God's world. He is the King of Kings. In this prayer we are asking for God's rule in our lives and in our culture. We are asking for God to send The Holy Ghost into people's lives and believe His Holy Word and lead godly lives here and into eternity.

In The Third Petition; "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." God's will is done even without our prayer, but we pray this way to train our hearts and minds to desire God's will. Along with God we want the Devil's evil plans hindered and ended. We want to choose what is good and beautiful in the eyes of GOD.

If we are left to our own devices all of our prayers will be focused on The Fourth Petition; "Give us this day our daily bread." We are often focused our material and physical needs like; food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, home, land, animals, money, goods, a devout husband or wife, devout children, devout workers, devout and faithful rulers, good government, good weather, peace, health, self-control, good reputation, good friends, faithful neighbors, and more! While we need to ask GOD for what we need. We also need to remember that everything we do have was given to us from GOD! We are always thankful to God for the many blessings we enjoy. 

The good parts of these daily devotionals are inspired by the sermon at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg Texas. You can watch it by following this link... https://youtu.be/RDKzsI1FDNM
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