A Reflection On Dependence

When I need to be reminded of my daily need for God

True bread, heavenly bread, is given on a day-by-day basis. We cannot worship enough on Sunday to last us the whole week. The directions we got yesterday won’t apply today. The daily bread principle is unalterable. We can’t store up the things we need from God. We have to keep coming back for them, keep trusting Him for them, day after day after day.

Why is this so? Because God insists that we have a relationship with Him, and relationships must be maintained. He knows well that if He gives us our supplies for a week or a month, we will only seek Him once a week or once a month. The temptation is great to gather in all that we can today—physically, psychologically, emotionally, and spiritually. But the daily bread principle is always at work, in all areas. There is no loving trust when there’s a full storeroom.

Just as our loved ones are not content with one “I love you” for the year, God is not content with a periodic appearance before Him. Ask for daily bread in every area of life. And come back again tomorrow.

Give us each day our daily bread.

Luke 11:3, NIV