by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God' (Deuteronomy 8:3 Matthew 4:4), that is, by the Word He speaks and the Spirit He breathes forth.
also applies to another hunger from which men are perishing: 'Man does not live by bread alone, but. But in Matthew the same Greek word is translated “ supersubstantial (Latin: supersubstantialem) bread” which means more than substantial being more than substance. Luke when, speaking of the Lords prayer, says “our daily (Latin: quotidianum ) bread”, which means “the bread of our necessity” or “the bread that suffices for each day”. As Solomon wisely prayed: "Give me only the necessaries of life" (Proverbs 30:8)īut the bread mentioned in this prayer means more than just physical bread or physical necessities it’s also a reference to our spiritual bread-the bread of life!. Rather, "having food and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content" (1 Timothy 6:8). Augustine points out, "we ask for these temporal things not as our goods but as our necessities". In the broader spectrum, it also includes clothing and shelter. We have so much food we take this prayer request for granted. When was the last time you actually prayed to God, “O God, please give me a meal?” Most of us ought to pray the opposite, “O God, prevent me from eating another meal, I have already eaten too much.” This petition sounds like it ought to be a prayer uttered by someone living in Haiti or Bangladesh. Jesus is telling us that when we pray, we ought to pray for ordinary, normal, everyday bread. “Give us today our daily bread.” The Greek word for “bread” refers to common, ordinary bread. First, this is a prayer for bread, not for cake. The second half of the Lords prayer begins with a petition for provision: “ Give us this day our daily bread.” There are two words we need to think about before we consider the deeper meaning of this petition. If you think about those three things, they take care of all the needs of life Not only that, it takes care of every part of you personally. It contains three petitions- “ Our daily bread”, “ forgive us our debts”, and “ lead us not into temptation.” That covers provision, pardon and protection.
Let’s take a look at the second half of the prayer and analyze it a little bit more. In the second half of this prayer God is brought directly into the very tiniest details of our everyday lives. We start in heaven and then come down to earth, which is the pattern of all divine revelation. When we have done that, we are to pray for our own concerns-Our daily bread, our forgiveness, and our protection in the moment of temptation. We are to pray to God about the things he is most concerned about. By arranging things this way Jesus is teaching us that we are to begin with God’s concerns. The word for the second half of the prayer is “us"-Give us, forgive us, lead us. The word for the first half is “your"-Your name, Your kingdom, Your will. A brief glance at the Lord’s Prayer reveals that there is one word that characterizes the first half of the prayer and another word that characterizes the second half of the prayer.
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