One day I was out in the yard watering my flowers and Holy Spirit just dropped into my Spirit only this one line of the Lord's prayer; "give us this day our daily bread." Yes, I know Lord, you are my provision. The more I pondered, I felt that there was more.
I thought about the story of the Israelite's when Moses led them out of bondage. God told them that He would provide for them. He said that each morning He would visit them and give them manna (bread) to eat. He told them to only take enough for that day, He would provide. He was teaching them to rely on him daily for their physical needs.
I thought about the place where Jesus was born, Bethlehem, means "house of bread." That's pretty awesome!
His word never changes. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, but for some reason, He wants me to rely on Him everyday. I can't rely on yesterdays relationship or revelation alone. He wants me to come to Him daily to get my "daily bread." He wants daily communication. I need Him If I haven't spent time with Him daily, in close communion. If He hasn't revealed himself to me through His spoken and written word, then I am relying on "old manna or bread." I'm pretty sure He knows me and my flesh and He knows that it wouldn't take long for me to think I could do pretty good on my own. After all, I do know a lot about Him. I don't think that is what He desires from me...
He desires for me to know Him face to face...
My spiritual hunger should be so much greater than my physical hunger for Him. What if I learned to live beyond provision and into His presence? What an awesome life that would be. Yes, He provides, but there is and never will be anything else like "His presence."
sammie jean
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