“Give us today our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11 WEB)
Just as Jesus said it, God’s daily bread of grace is only good for “today”. It has to be received and used day by day, just like how the manna fell from the sky upon the dew for the children of Israel every morning in the wilderness.
If they tried to keep it for the next day, it would stink and breed worms. This teaches us that we cannot use yesterday’s supply of grace for today’s needs. We also cannot cause God to make tomorrow’s manna descend from Heaven today, so we also cannot use tomorrow’s supply of grace for today.
Today’s supply of grace is perfect for today. Live day by day, relying on the fresh grace that is available each day.
When you understand this, you won’t be worrying about things that are happening weeks from now that you can’t do anything about today.
Planning for something is different. If there is planning that you can do today for tomorrow, do it because it is part of today’s activities—the grace for it is available. However, when there is nothing you can do about things beyond today, it is pointless to worry about that.
An example would be if you have an important meeting with your overseas bosses one week later. Do the portion of preparation that you can do today (presentation slides, research, and practice speaking), but don’t let it bother you all the time in the car, at home, when you’re playing with your kids, when you’re hugging your spouse, and when you’re about to fall asleep.
Worrying about the future is a bondage. It is like being chained by invisible shackles because it robs you of the joy of the present moment. You are here right now, so live in this moment, by the grace of God that you have today. When that meeting happens one week from now, the grace for you to present well—the godly wisdom, favor with bosses, the utterance that you need, will all be there!
Live by God’s system of times and seasons—you’ll be much happier and find yourself fruitful in all that you do. Those who don’t understand this revelation are always stressed out and worried, unable to tap of the supply of grace that is available in each time and season: https://bit.ly/god-appointed-time
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