Stephen continued preaching on the Lord’s Prayer (Matt 6:9-15), looking at verse 11: ‘Give us today our daily bread.’ This verse talks about provision and reminds us how God provided for the Israelites in the wilderness (see Ex 16:14-15), but Jesus’s words previously (Matt 4:3-4) remind us that God not only provides for our physical needs; He also provides for our spiritual needs. All God’s riches are available to us; we are like living capacitors, having the potential to receive great things from God.
Matt 5:6 reminds us that we are blessed when we hunger and thirst for righteousness. Our longing and craving should be to receive the bread of life from God – not just provision for our physical needs, but spiritual satisfaction from the One who freely gives to all. This bread is without cost (Is 55:1), for we are able to partake in the Bread of Life (John 6:35) and will never go hungry. Jesus is the answer to all that we require in life; we need Him more than anything else and are asking for great things when we pray this prayer.