Our Daily Bread

“Each morning everyone gathered as much manna as he needed.”  (Exodus 16:21)

 Every day, God provides for all of our needs.  Just as he fed the Israelites for forty years as they fled Egypt, our very existence depends on the never ending will of the Lord and his provision for our life.  We have the opportunity to exist today because God has willed it for our lives. 

 Our dependence on the Lord is not to be an occasional or an only-as-needed thing.  We are to depend on him each hour of every day.  We are to pray for our “daily bread” (Matt 6:11), and that is what the Lord gives us.  He gives us exactly what we need, when we need it. “Your strength will equal your days.” (Deut 33:25).

 Father, thank you for providing for my every need yesterday.  Thank you for supporting and directing me through my day today.  Thank you for helping me to see clearly all that you give me and recognize how you are at work; providing for my very existence tomorrow.

 “My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock.  Trust in him at all times.”  (Psalm 62:7-8)

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