Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. The Provision Of Prayer (Mat.6:11)… “Bread” here is the basic necessities of life! He’s referring to our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs! “Give us this day our daily bread” has several implications: We can turn to the wrong source in an effort to meet our needs! Whatever good we receive comes from God! Asking Him for “bread” reminds us who our provider really is! God promised to supply our needs! Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. We’re to ask for our “needs” and not necessary our “wants”! Jesus never promised we’d be rich, He just said we wouldn’t go without! Our prayer should include others who have needs as well! The words “Us” and “Our” show our concern for others in prayer. We’re taught to stay dependent on Him daily! Jesus emphasized the “dailyness” of God’s supply. Asking Him for daily bread is a reminder that we need Him every day! The best example is Israel in the wilderness – only enough provision came for one day. The Pardon of Prayer (Mat.6:12)… This is the part of prayer that’s crucial – here Jesus introduces the very difficult subject of forgiveness. When God lets go of our sins He remembers them no more. Isaiah 43:25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Yet God’s forgiveness toward us rests solely on our forgiveness of others – “Forgive us OUR debts as WE forgive our debtors”. We must be willing to give up what we expect to receive ourselves! Forgiveness is NOT an option – we can’t be forgiven if we don’t forgive! If we fail to forgive others God will hold us to the same harsh standard of unforgiveness we exacted against our brother. Evidently “forgiveness” was the most important part of the prayer because it’s the only part He addressed when it was over (Vs.14-15). The reason why is because of what it cost Him to forgive – if He did all that certainly we can forgive.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:41:28 +0000
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