“Give us day by day our daily bread.” Luke 11:3

Prayer is our most powerful means of connecting with our Heavenly Father. In Luke 11, Jesus teaches His disciples to pray for their daily needs: “Give us day by day our daily bread.” Luke 11:3.

Exactly what was the focal point of this powerful lesson? The disciples were to depend entirely on God for all things. This same lesson from our Savior stands for us today. We, too, must come to God in prayer, expecting that He will provide all we need through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19.

In times when we may doubt God’s faithfulness, it helps to remember past experiences of His provision. Forty years ago, many necessities we now take for granted were unavailable to us. I recall washing diapers and hanging them on a clothesline in my parents’ backyard during my first summer as a new mother and teacher.

In my despair, I turned to the Lord in prayer: “Oh Lord, my God, please send your help to provide my child with the things he needs until I return to school, and Lord, please, please help me to work summer school next year.”

Years of experience and the faithfulness of God in my life bear witness to the truth of His word in 1 John 5:14! “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John 5:14-15.

It is often said that man’s extremity is God’s opportunity. God provided everything I needed to care for my son that summer. I taught summer school the following year, but the blessings extended far beyond my request. I worked not only the next summer, but for thirty-two consecutive summers after that.

After that year, I never returned to a ten-month schedule for DCPS. God enabled me to retire as a twelve-month administrator after thirty-two consecutive years of service.  You can’t beat God’s giving. He heard the earnest cry of His child that hot summer day, and I can imagine that He was saying…you have no earthly idea of how I will bless you and you will testify of my goodness and mercy towards you forever. 

My friends, we serve a loving and faithful God who will provide for all that we need. His storehouse is never empty. We only need to come boldly before His Throne of Grace in faith. Jeremiah 33:3 states, “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

Is your back up against the wall today, wondering how God will provide, then take it to God in prayer. Then trust in His faithfulness, being confident that He will provide! “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” Psalm 37:25.

Blessings and peace to everyone. God will provide!