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Day 8, But When you Pray… GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD

Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭11‬ ‭

“Give us this day our daily bread.”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭19‬

“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

WE ARE TO RECEIVE IN ORDER TO GIVE

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬-‭10‬

“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.”

“God cares for us more than we care for our own children. He promises that our bread will be supplied (Isa. 33:16). But no ce the word us in the verse: “Give us this day our daily bread.” Jesus clearly implies that we should not only ask for ourselves but also for those around us. In fact, the Bible is clear that we must love others just as much as we love ourselves (Mark 12:31), and we must pray for others (James 5:16). “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2, NKJV). The first-century disciples did that. They were one in everything they did (Acts 4:32).

“Our prayers are not to be a selfish asking, merely for our own benefit. We are to ask that we may give. The principle of Christ’s life must be the principle of our lives. . . . We are to ask blessings from God that we may communicate to others. The capacity for receiving is preserved only by imparting. We cannot continue to receive heavenly treasure without communicating to those around us” (Christ’s Object Lessons, pp. 142, 143).

Note that the Lord’s prayer doesn’t talk about bread for tomorrow, only for today. Israel could collect manna only for one day at a me (Exod. 16:4). God doesn’t want you to worry for tomorrow (Ma . 6:34). Ask for today. Ask to share. Seek to bless. Before Christ’s followers preach, they should demonstrate their love for God by being a blessing to those around them. - (Ten Days of Prayer Day 8, 2025)

Acts 10‬:‭38‬ ‭

“And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.”

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MIRACLES HAPPEN WHEN WE GIVE

Mark‬ ‭8‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭

“In those days, the multitude being very great and having nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples to Him and said to them, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And if I send them away hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from afar.”

Mark‬ ‭8‬:‭8‬ ‭

“So they ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets of leftover fragments.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭38‬

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.””

Acts‬ ‭20‬:‭35‬ ‭

“I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ””

WE ARE TO PRAY FOR AND SHARE THE SPIRITUAL BREAD OVER AND ABOVE THE PHYSICAL BREAD

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭4‬:‭4‬

“But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ””

‭‭Romans‬ ‭10‬:‭13‬-‭15‬

“For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beaut