Tag Archives: Matthew 6:11

Sufficiency or Prosperity

  I pray, “Give us this day our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11)   It is a request for sufficiency–for what I need. But sometimes I make it into a request for personal prosperity–for me to provide for myself everything I … Continue reading

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God Says Yes and No

  Matthew 6:11 (NIRV) Give us today our daily bread.     I say bread. I think brownie — warm from the oven, topped with ice cream, hot fudge and whipped cream. God says yes to the bread, no to … Continue reading

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Pray Like an Ox

  Consider the ox. It does the day-to-day hard work: plowing the fields, carrying the water, turning the grindstone.   Those dear saints with the ox-face work their way through their prayer lists daily.  They cover the routine needs. They’re … Continue reading

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Daily Bread

Matthew 6:11 (NIV) Give us today our daily bread. Daily bread. Not daily cake, brownies or ice cream. What I need daily. Not what I want daily. Teach me, dear God, to tell the difference.

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