It is not the Earthly Father’s duty to care for the needs of all around him. But he is definitely obligated to meet the needs of his own family. God is so good, for He is feeding even the birds of the air. As such, how much sure that God is to provide the needs of His own children!
On one occasion, a Syrophoenician (Greek) woman prayed to Lord Jesus to heal her daughter. Jesus said to her, “First let the children eat all they want” (Mark 7:27). To which she replied, “If He gives her any of the crumbs that the children shed, that’s enough for her!” Because of her response, her daughter was completely healed immediately.
Think about this! The rest of the crumbs that fell down were enough to free from the grip of the devil!! If so, how much a “whole bread” will fetch benefits to God’s own children!! Thus, Jesus’ words, “Let the children be satisfied first,” is much exciting us!! Now we could be able to pray boldly, “Our Father, give us this day our daily bread!”
We must keep in mind that Jesus never taught us to apply for our luxuries! Lord Jesus taught us not to say, “Father, give us this day our ice cream”, but to pray, “Give us our daily necessary food.” We have received the promise that “our God will meet all our needs according to the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus”(Phil. 4:19). That is, we get what we need, not what we want. There is a lot of difference between what we want and what we need!
Prayer:
Our Heavenly Father! We are Your own children… Thank You for being good enough to meet our ‘needs’! In the name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
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