What is your daily bread?
Luke 11:1-4
"One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." He said to them, "When you pray, say: " 'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.' "
What is our "daily bread"?
What with McDonald's, Burger King, Red Robin, Applebees, Carls Jr., Wendys, Elmers, Old Spaghetti Factory, Olive Garden, The Sizzler, The Old Country Kitchen, Busters Texas Style barbecue, August Moon, Jack in the Box, Cracker Barrel, BeniHanas, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Cruisers, The Mongolian Grill and (fill in the blank with your favorite restaurant); what daily bread do we need that we can't get on any street in this country?
(bold = my favorite restaurants)
If we are going to share the good new of Jesus Christ, we need to know what is meant by "daily bread". Yes we are dependent on God for our daily bread which includes food but also an attitude. I think "daily bread" includes those who need that first cup of coffee to jump start their day or the person who gets up singing or the newspaper addict or more sadly the drug or alcohol addict. My daily bread is to get up fighting - knowing there is battle to fight. I know that I am wearing my self down by constantly by being on the defensive and always looking for problems where they may be none. (I tend to be tired all the time and miss the small, pleasant things in life.)
When God tells us to ask for our daily bread, He is showing us an eternal God that cares about our daily needs because it is in our daily needs that God is growing an eternal person who He can share His goodness with.
The danger is not that we have too much food in this country, but that we use our food as a substitute, not as a supplement to our spiritual daily bread from God.
2 Peter 1:3-4
"His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires."
"One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." He said to them, "When you pray, say: " 'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.' "
What is our "daily bread"?
What with McDonald's, Burger King, Red Robin, Applebees, Carls Jr., Wendys, Elmers, Old Spaghetti Factory, Olive Garden, The Sizzler, The Old Country Kitchen, Busters Texas Style barbecue, August Moon, Jack in the Box, Cracker Barrel, BeniHanas, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Cruisers, The Mongolian Grill and (fill in the blank with your favorite restaurant); what daily bread do we need that we can't get on any street in this country?
(bold = my favorite restaurants)
If we are going to share the good new of Jesus Christ, we need to know what is meant by "daily bread". Yes we are dependent on God for our daily bread which includes food but also an attitude. I think "daily bread" includes those who need that first cup of coffee to jump start their day or the person who gets up singing or the newspaper addict or more sadly the drug or alcohol addict. My daily bread is to get up fighting - knowing there is battle to fight. I know that I am wearing my self down by constantly by being on the defensive and always looking for problems where they may be none. (I tend to be tired all the time and miss the small, pleasant things in life.)
When God tells us to ask for our daily bread, He is showing us an eternal God that cares about our daily needs because it is in our daily needs that God is growing an eternal person who He can share His goodness with.
The danger is not that we have too much food in this country, but that we use our food as a substitute, not as a supplement to our spiritual daily bread from God.
2 Peter 1:3-4
"His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires."
posted by Glen at 8:05 AM
1 Comments:
Good point Glen,
It is easy for me to see eating as more important than my quiet time with God. I think that the pains in our bellies are stronger than our souls crying out for God.
Ron
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