Give Us This Day - 6
Subject – Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
By Rick Welborne
Matthew 6:9-15 (NKJV)
9 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.
13 And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
14 "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
--I hope all of us are growing as disciples of Christ and that we are praying every day…Give us this day.
--Today we are going to look at the entirety of verse 11…Give us this day our daily bread and what I believe God is saying to each one of us.
--It is obvious in God’s Word that He has promised to provide for us…i.e. the birds or sparrows mean so much to God that He provides for them every day. How much more will He care for us.
Philippians 4:19 (NKJV) 19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
--Also we have a great understanding about how the Scriptures say that Jesus is the Bread of Life sent down from the Father.
John 6:33-35 (NKJV)
33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
34 Then they said to Him, "Lord, give us this bread always."
35 And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
--Jesus is so powerful and He is our bread, our sustenance, our salvation, our Lord and soon coming King. But He says something very powerful to us when He was going through His temptations with Satan. It is written…
--Father, give me this day my daily bread, give me Jesus but then, Jesus says something I believe that we should take note of, Don’t only give me bread but give me every word that comes from God. Let’s talk about words.
1. The power of words.
--How many of you have ever wondered what is the big deal about text messages, Messenger, Snap Chat, Twitter, and a host of other Social Media venues…I can tell you…it is the power of words.
--A presidential candidate can either make friends or enemies by the words that he or she tweets.
--People can stir up a bunch of people on Facebook by the words they post especially when they are stating an opinion on a political matter or social injustices. People get fired up.
--Hear your pastor, words in a tweet, a text, a message, or any other venue have the power to make your day or upset you where you almost become dysfunctional. I have seen it.
--What about when you send the right word but send it to the wrong person. Be careful when you are texting more than one person at a time.
--I received a text from one of our pastors that said simply…I love you! After I got over the shock, I simply said excuse me! They said, oh no it was for my wife. Please be careful who gets your message.
--Any of us who text a lot have made similar mistakes, but suffice to say, our words impact people whether they are supposed to receive them or not. I called that pastor in my office and said please be careful.
--God knew words would be powerful but so does Satan…as stated earlier, words can either make your day or mess it up really bad. Words can seem subtle but there is always a message in the words.
The joy of texting.
--I had checked with a family who was struggling with their health to see how they were doing. We had prayer. I asked them did they text because they were older. They said yes. A few days later I sent this text:
Hey Brother and Sister _______, just checking to see how you both are doing? Are you okay? God bless!
Yes.
--I love when someone ask you something and you are trying to text them back. Two minutes later…You okay?
We are looking forward to meeting you guys for lunch. 😊
K
Thank you for spending time with us yesterday 🙏
No thank you.
You: I love you with all of my heart ❤️💕💜💙😘
Your love: I love you too sweetheart 😍💔💖
You: I love you baby❤️😘❤️😍
Your love: I love you too❤️
You: I love you, darling. You okay?
Your love: Yes. Why?
You: Just wondering. I love you Sweetheart!
Your love? Love you.
You: Hey Sweetie, been thinking about you today. I love you 💖💔❤️😘
Your love? 💕
You: You sure everything is ok? I love you!
Your love? 👍🙏
You: I miss you!
Your X: 🙏
--My point…these words carry a lot of weight and power and can truly make you have a great day or a horrible day.
Proverbs 18:21 (NCV) 21 What you say can mean life or death. Those who speak with care will be rewarded.
2. Give us this day our daily bread.
--In the Book of Ruth there is a story about a man by the name of Elimelech. He lived in Bethlehem which means “House of Bread.” There was a famine…no bread in the house of bread.
--Elimelech takes his wife Naomi and sons to Moab where they heard there was bread. Her husband dies and the sons marry Moabite women and the two sons die. Naomi is left alone with Ruth and Oprah.
--Listen…they left the house of bread because they heard the bread was more plentiful and better somewhere else. Be careful because the grass is always greener over the septic tank.
--Naomi hears that God has blessed Bethlehem (Judah) with crops or bread so she decides to return with Ruth. So what is your point, Pastor Rick. It is important that there is always bread in the house of bread.
--Please never get caught up more with how the food is served more than what you are eating. The information is better than the presentation. I can’t imagine Jesus doing the chicken walk was He was preaching.
--But His Words were transforming and powerful, as the Word of God was combined with the Spirit of God.
Luke 4:16-20 (NKJV)
16 So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:
18 "The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD."
20 Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
--We need to make sure we are faithful to the House of Bread and we pastors make sure what we are sharing is true Bread from Heaven…The Living Word of God…The Written Word of God, the Bible.
3. We all need daily bread.
--Just like one word of encouragement can be life transforming from a true friend or the love of our life, so the Word of God can transform us every day. Your Word I have hidden in my heart…
--We don’t have to worry about misunderstanding God’s Word…His Words and promises are yes and amen! You can trust everything written in God’s Word.
--Father, give us this day our daily bread…He has given it to us, I guess the question is; are we eating eat or consuming it every day. Why do we need this bread? Look at Jesus’ temptation:
Luke 4:1-4 (NKJV)
1 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.
3 And the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."
4 But Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'
John 1:1 (NKJV) 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
--Give us this day our daily bread – The Word!
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