Priorities, Priorities, Priorities! You may have noticed that in all the petitions of the Lord’s Prayer, this is the only one that prays for physical blessings! All of the others pray for spiritual blessings. It seems like it would be good to remember that ratio in our prayers.
It is easy to get caught up in the foolishness of the rat race of higher income and more “stuff.” This relentless pursuit of wealth can easily distract us from the importance of knowing our sin and our Savior’s grace.
When we pray, “Give us our daily bread,” it is a reminder to look to the Children of Israel wandering in the wilderness. Every day their daily bread was waiting for them on the ground in the form of manna.
Trusting God to give us all that we need to support this body and life frees us to look first to His kingdom and His righteousness. We know that His gracious love will supply all of our needs.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me keep my priorities in order. Grant me forgiveness where I have placed the pursuit of physical blessings over the pursuit of your kingdom and righteousness. Amen.
God’s richest blessings in Christ,
Pastor Philip Quardokus
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