Names of God: Bread of Life

"Give us this day our daily bread"

Most of us are familiar with this line from the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13).

When we say it, what are we really asking for?? 

our morning coffee,

chicken biscuit,

our favorite pasta dish??

Or maybe because the prayer is so familiar to us, 

are we even processing the words that we are saying?

While I do believe this verse has a literal meaning...

(asking for food/physical provision for the day and acknowledging that it is HE who supplies our essential,

daily need for food)

...I also believe it has another meaning,

more than just asking for physical food.

In John 6:35 Jesus says,

I AM the bread of life;

whoever comes to me shall not hunger,

and whoever believes in ME shall never thirst.

HE declares that HE is our bread.

When we ask God for our daily bread,

we are asking HIM to give us HIMSELF.

We are asking for HIS presence in our lives.

We are asking HIM to give us what we need of HIM for today.

We are in faith, asking HIM to provide just what we need, when we need, it for every circumstance the day may hold.

What do you need today?

food, strength for the journey, peace...

Jesus is our BREAD.

HE stands ready to meet our physical and spiritual needs.

Let's ask God for our daily BREAD

and let's mean HIM when we ask for it. 

We can trust HIM to meet ALL of our needs.