Our Daily Dependence
“Each morning everyone gathered as much as they needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.”
Exodus 16:21
When you pray the Lord’s Prayer, do you ever stumble over the words, “give us this day our daily bread” (Luke 11:3)? Why should we have to ask? God knows we need it. Why doesn’t He just supply it? And why ask every day? Why not ask for a whole week or month or year?
The answer is, God knows us better than we know ourselves. He has determined we should feel and recognize our daily—even hourly—dependence on Him. That way, we will have to go often to His throne for help. We will be daily reminded of His love. We will be daily reminded that we are needy and that He provides. That we are weak, and He is strong. That we are nothing without Him and have everything through Him.
Today’s Scripture tells us that “each morning everyone gathered as much [manna] as they needed.” A day’s supply awaited them. But they had to get up in the morning and gather it in!
Lord, how foolish of me to imagine I can slip into cruise control and get by without coming into Your presence. I need fresh manna from heaven. I need a fresh filling of Your Spirit. I need a new set of directions from Your Word. I need a renewed sense that You are with me today, this moment, right now.
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