Is the title an oxymoron ?
??? What if there’s “our daily bread”, and then there’s . . .
??? What if “our daily bread”* that we have so dutifully prioritized, worked for, slaved over, stashed ‘securely’ for someday here, and followed the best financial advice to keep making more . . .**
??? What if the God Who provided “the means to get wealth” . . .
??? What if the God Who provided manna for Israel, with specific instructions . . .
??? What if the same God Who directed His people so carefully in the past . . .
??? What if He has something to say—a lot to say—about the details today . . .
??? Has He really turned us loose to make our own decisions about “our daily bread” – – –
??? Is the only parameter for us now, that our ‘hearts’ are in the right place—and then we’re on our own . . .
??? Do we still depend on “Our Father in heaven” for “our daily bread” . . .
??? Do we really even need to pray this prayer when we already have more “daily bread” than we need . . .
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Manna spoiled BAD when they didn’t follow instructions in the wilderness.
What if our manna, “our daily bread”, spoils ROTTEN for not following instructions ?
AND—OH—BY THE WAY—
There is a boatload of instructions for us—unmistakable—can’t miss—about “our daily bread” (and other wealth, man-made, not from God).
But it’s working for thousands of people, Christians—their manna is not spoiling, saved up and stored up for someday, and providing wonderful retirement for many, even now.
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Perhaps our provision for our better life here in our later years, perhaps that is not “our daily bread’ from God.
Perhaps God’s manna (His real Daily Bread) has spoiled rotten like it did for Israel in the wilderness, when they tried to save it in disobedience, and we don’t even know we’re missing “our daily bread” from “Our Father”.
We’re loading up, stashing plenty here to take care of us later, “treasures on earth”, and we miss “our daily bread”.
So simple:
“Daddy, Give us just what we need to live, just today.”
Any additions, corrections, deletions to improve on that ?
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Our system of “laying up treasures on earth” with “much goods laid up for many years . . . to retire” is so tightly secure against criticism or debate, that even God can’t touch it, much less crazy people quoting Bible verses warning against it.
In light of so many warnings—so many warnings about the dangers of riches and the dangers of wanting to be rich and the dangers of riches making it harder to go to heaven . . . , why do so many Christians spend a lifetime trying to beat the odds ?
“God doesn’t settle all His accounts on . . .”***
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* “our daily bread”
“this day”
“give us”
That is—
this day – – – just today, for today
daily – – – one day, then one day, then
give – – – receive, free, not ‘get’
** More means enough is never enough.
*** God does not settle all His accounts upon our ‘successful’ retirement.
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