Morning Prayer: Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
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Jesus Christ emphasized the importance of seeking daily provisions from the Father, instructing His disciples to ask for their daily bread. This not only underscores God’s desire for consistent communion with us each day but also affirms His unwavering commitment as a nurturing Father.
By emphasizing “daily bread”, Jesus highlights the Father’s dedication to meeting our needs consistently, reminding us of the reliability and constancy of God’s support as we rely on Him.
Let Us Pray
Awakening to Your Daily Bread
Father God, as I open my eyes this morning, I am profoundly aware of the beauty and miracle of life You’ve blessed me with. Each dawn is a testament to Your unending grace and love.
The rhythm of my heartbeat, the breath in my lungs, and the potential for the day ahead all point to Your sovereign hand in my life. However, amidst the busyness of life, I often lose sight of my utter dependence on You for my daily needs.
It is so easy to be consumed by worries, to be entangled in the world’s pace, seeking to handle everything by my strength. Yet, You invite me to a deeper, simpler trust, reminding me that just as You provide for the lilies and the birds, so will You care for me, Your beloved child.
Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Psalm 136:25 He gives food to every creature. His love endures forever.
Embracing God’s Daily Provision
Lord Jesus, when You taught Your disciples to pray, You spoke of our need for daily bread – a representation of both the physical and spiritual sustenance that only You can provide. Today, I earnestly seek Your provision in every aspect of my life. For my physical needs: food, shelter, health, and resources.
But beyond that, I crave the daily spiritual bread that nourishes my soul: Your Word, Your guidance, and Your peace. There are moments when my faith wavers, when anxiety gnaws at me, making me question if there will be enough.
In those moments, help me remember Your faithfulness in the past. Your Word promises that You are my Shepherd, and I shall not want. Teach me to rest in Your assurance and to walk in gratitude, recognizing every good gift comes from You.
Philippians 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Nurturing Spiritual Hunger
Holy Spirit, stir in me a hunger that only You can satisfy. More than the temporal needs and desires, may my heart yearn deeply for the living water and bread of life that You offer.
Even as I pray for my daily physical needs, let my soul echo the deeper cry: “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
Guard me from the illusion that worldly success, materialism, or earthly pleasures can truly satiate. Instead, guide me to the eternal wellspring found in Christ.
Daily, help me to seek and feast on Your Word, finding in its verses the strength, hope, and wisdom I require for the journey ahead. May my first and deepest hunger always be for a closer relationship with You.
Matthew 4:4 But he answered, ‘It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”‘
John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.’
Bless Me Today
Father, Your Word says that I should not worry about what I am to eat or to drink or to wear, for You provide for all living organisms: You give daily food to the birds of the air which have no barns, and you clothe the flowers of the field.
Heavenly Father, You said I am much more valuable than they are. So I wait for Your provision today again. Provide for me. Bless me this day. I lay all my needs before You. I leave them in your loving care. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
Psalms 37:25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Numbers 6:24-26 – “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”
