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

Jesus teaches His disciples a lesson in how to pray in Luke chapter 11.  He taught them to fervently pray for their daily bread; to ask for the needs of the day. “Give us day by day our daily bread.” Luke 11:3. The lesson to be learned was total dependence on God; we too must come to God in prayer with expectancy that He will provide for all that we need.

At twenty-seven years old, a new teacher and single mother, I found myself with a six-month-old and wondering where his next can of formula would come from. I was out of work for the summer and had no savings left until the start of the new school year.

Thirty-four years ago, we weren’t privileged to have many of the necessities that we take for granted today; therefore, I was washing diapers and hanging them on a clothesline outside in my parent’s backyard. In my despair, I called to my only hope…the Lord; my prayer was this: “Oh Lord, my God; please send your help to provide my child with the things that he needs until I return to school and Lord, please, please help me to work summer school next year.”

Someone once said that man’s extremity is God’s opportunity… I am here to tell you this day that God provided for me the things needed to take care of my child the remainder of the summer. I did teach summer school the very next year, but the blessing far exceeded the prayer.  Our Great and Almighty God didn’t just answer, He provided far and beyond the next year. I not only worked the next summer, but thirty-two consecutive summers thereafter! I never worked ten months for DCPS after that year and retired as a twelve-month administrator after thirty-two 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…Hallelujah!

My friends, we serve a loving and faithful God who will provide for all of our needs. His storehouse is never empty…we only need to come to Him 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.”  Whatever it is that you need today, go to God in prayer, faithfully trusting that it is already done- He will provide… “For with God nothing shall be impossible.” Luke 1:37.