Monday, January 21, 2013

Week 4 - Day 2


Exodus 16-18; Psalm 18 

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“Give us each day our daily bread” (The Lord’s Prayer – Luke 11:3)

Sometimes the ‘each day’ part can be a little hard.  I want to know that I’m going to have what I need and that everything is going to be okay today, tomorrow, and the next day, and next month, and next year.  When Jesus taught his disciples how to pray he told them to ask God for daily bread.  He also said, “Do not worry about tomorrow.”

God wants us to trust Him.  He wanted the Israelites to trust Him.  He provided for them exactly how much they needed every day and gave specific instructions not to store up extra. 

He gives us what we need, and sometimes what we need are other people to help hold us up.  There is a great picture of this when the Amalekites attacked the Israelites.  “As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning.”  “When Moses’ hands grew tired…Aaron and Hur held his hands up – one on one side, one on the other.” 

I know God has provided people to help hold me up.  Now I’m wondering, who is it that I’m supposed to help hold up?  

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