The Lord's Prayer (6)

"Give us this day our daily bread."
Matthew 6:11

There are two reasons for praying, "Give us this day our daily bread" and they have to do with: His provision.
First, while we may have so much food that our prayer is, "Lord, help me to lose some weight," multitudes go to bed hungry. They pray this prayer because without an answer they won't make it. And we dare not turn away from them because: "God blesses those who are kind to the poor. He helps them out of their troubles. He protects them… He publicly honours them and destroys the power of their enemies" (Psalm 41:1-2 ).
Second, Jesus said, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4). Note the phrase "every word." Some of the bread He feeds us is pleasant; some is painful. And we need both. "Ice cream Christians" pick Scriptures that make them feel good. As a result they don't develop the spiritual muscle required to stand strong in the hard times.
God's promise to you is, "No weapon formed against you shall prosper" (Isaiah 54:17). Quit praying that the weapon won't be formed. It will. Just eat right and it won't prosper. It's easy to tell when you're not eating right. People get on your nerves, you go through mood swings, you cave into fear. If that describes you, it's time to pray: "Lord, I'm nervous, give me the bread. Lord, I'm moody, give me the bread. Lord, I'm going through too many temptations and messing up, give me the bread." The truth is, without your daily bread you won't make it!