Luke 11:3
"Give us this day our daily bread."
God gives His people Bread on a daily basis, just enough to get us through the day. When we are refreshed like this, we begin to grow in Him and gain strength in Him. Then there are the days when we take in so much Bread, so much of The Word, that we must have needs to spread it around, to share it with whoever is in our vicinity. For me, that's whoever is reading this.
Exodus 16:4
Then The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions."
Back in those days, bread (Manna) from heaven was given to God's elect people. But after Christ came to us, it is revealed that He is The Bread of Heaven: John 6:30-35, specifically verse 35: And Jesus said to them, “I Am The Bread of Life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst."
Coming to Jesus satisfies our hunger. Believing in Jesus satisfies our thirst. When the first is accomplished, the second is automatic. For when we come to Jesus, we come with hope. Hope for our salvation. Hope of being loved unconditionally. Hope for a better life than the one we had without Him. And we believe.
And when we believe on The Name of The Lord Jesus Christ, when we believe that He Is Lord, we know that we are committing to a loving relationship with and in Him. Jesus Christ is our Living Water, sustaining our thirsty souls with Himself, with His Spirit. We believe and we are Spirit-filled now.
But we keep nothing for ourselves. For when we become believers, when we become Spirit-filled disciples, we cannot, we must not, restrain The Spirit. He is The Living Water that flows from within us. Water must flow or it becomes stagnant and stinky and dead; it kills instead of giving life to all. John 7:37-39.
So we pray,
Lord, give us this day our daily Bread. Show us Who You are today. Reveal Yourself in Your Word and help us to grow in You that we might be Your witnesses today. We are not babies that You must feed us. Many of us are maturing in Your Word, for we spend much time in Your presence with our prayers. Continue to open our eyes to the newness of You and help us to feed others that they may grow in You, too.
In Jesus' Most Beautiful Name,
Amen.
