Todays devotion is written by Mike Loveridge
I wonder what it is you put your trust in for everything you need? Is it your bank account? Is it a family member? Or your job? Or is it God? It should be in God and God alone but if you are anything like me that is not always easy. If we trust in our jobs and back account then we need to remember that both of those are gifts from God in the first place, so when we think of our provision as coming from those places it is still God providing. God is the awesome provider of everything we need.
Philippians 4:19 says “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” Do you trust that promise to be true? We need to be careful when we read that promise that we don’t get mixed up between our wants and our needs. God doesn’t promise to provide everything you want but everything you need.
As Jesus taught His disciples to pray through the Lord’s Prayer, He didn’t just come up with a random order. He starts with who God is and then comes the line, ‘Your kingdom come, Your will be done.’ And only then does he move on to today’s focus: ‘Give us today our daily bread’. If we first pray for God’s will to be done, before asking God to meet our needs, then our will should be aligned with God’s and we will realise the difference between wants and needs.
The other thing to remember, is that Jesus teaches to ask for our daily bread. Throughout my life I have experienced God’s provision for me and my family in both ordinary and extraordinary ways. I sometimes wish that God would provide things a little sooner and earlier, but His timing is perfect and He provides for what we need that day not what we will need in 6 months’ time. If I had it all 6 months in advance, I would no doubt trust to trust in myself rather than God.
So, as we pray this line, we are asking to God to provide everything we need for today and at the same time we are declaring that we trust God, that everything He provides is everything we need.
And let’s not forget…God has already provided for our greatest need through the forgiveness we can receive for our sin. He provided a Saviour in the form of His Son, Jesus Christ. Our daily bread then also includes being spiritually fed by God from His word and being renewed and strengthen in our faith in Him.
Prayer for today
Loving Heavenly Father,
We thank you for your abundant goodness to us, in all the blessings you bestow upon us each day. We thank you for the promise that you will provide for our every need. When we are in need, help us to trust in you to provide. Sorry for when we take for granted all the amazing things you do give to us.
We also thank you for the gift of salvation through your Son, Jesus. We ask today that you will renew and strengthen our trust in you.
In Jesus’ name we pray,
Amen
Song for today
You can listen and sing along here.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him all creatures here below
Praise him all he heavenly hosts
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen, Amen, Amen
God we praise You
God we praise You
Praise God for all that he has done
Praise him for he has overcome
The grave is beaten love has won
Praise God our Saviour, Christ the son
Amen Amen Amen
God we praise You
God we praise You
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