Our Daily Bread

Is it just me, or is it harder to make and keep money these days?  Every single day you can turn on the television and hear someone giving us their opinion of the latest trend in a down economy.  It feels like the wheels are constantly coming off the bus, and worry is always right around the corner.


As I was contemplating all of theses events last week, I remembered one of the most simple and basic prayers of all time:  The Lord's Prayer.  In Matthew Chapter 6 Jesus tells the people on the hillside "When you pray, pray like this."  We see the Lord give us a play-by-play example on how to talk with God the Father.  The most profound part of the prayer is when Jesus tells us to ask God for "our daily bread."


Then it occured to me that Jesus didn't tell us to pray for our annual bread.  He didn't tell us to pray for our quarterly, monthly, or even weekly bread.  He tells us plain and simple to ask God for what we need today and tomorrow, we ask Him again for what we need that day.  Plain and simple, we need to walk with God daily and rely on Him for what we need one day at a time.


As times get tough, our God gets bigger.  Don't worry about next week, just ask God for what you need today.  He will provide you with what you need.