As
believers we have the great privilege through Jesus Christ to pray directly to
God the Father, and should be living in a daily and constant dependence on
God’s provision.
Jesus
said:
“It is
written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from
the mouth of God.’”
«مَكْتُوبٌ:
لَيْسَ بِالْخُبْزِ وَحْدَهُ يَحْيَا الإِنْسَانُ، بَلْ بِكُلِّ كَلِمَةٍ تَخْرُجُ
مِنْ فَمِ اللهِ»
Matthew 4:4
We are to ask
for our daily bread and more importantly have daily sustenance on The Word of
God as our Bread of Life. There is nothing wrong with praying for our daily
needs but Jesus did not say to pray for tomorrow’s bread but only for today’s
because He said “Give us each day our daily bread.” Nothing is said about
tomorrow’s bread. Just like the manna that came down from heaven each day.
Jesus also said:
Seek first God’s kingdom and his
righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ، فَاطْلُبُوا أَوَّلاً مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ وَبِرِّهِ،
وَهَذِهِ كُلُّهَا تُزَادُ لَكُمْ.
Matthew 6:33
Even
though there is nothing wrong with praying for many things, we need to keep
things in perspective, that whatever we need or want may be given to us but we
need to first seek God’s Kingdom and His righteousness.
I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:
Abba
Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings and Your deep, everlasting and inseparable love. Help me Lord to read
and meditate on Your Word daily and to feel connected to and dependent upon You
daily. LORD, I
pray that out of Your glorious riches You strengthen me with power through Your
Spirit in my inner being, so that I can seek first Your Kingdom and
righteousness before all my needs and wants. God I praise You, revere You, worship You, I stand in awe of You, and
glorify Your Holy Name. I declare to the world that Christ is my Lord
and Saviour. In the name of the King of kings and Lord of lords, in the Holy Name of Your only begotten Son Jesus, I pray. To
Him be the power, the glory, the majesty and the dominion forever and ever
and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Jesus loves you,
In Him,
Wagdi Henein
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