Luke 11:3 - "Give us day by day our daily bread."
epiousios {ep-ee-oo'-see-os}
found in the phrase "daily bread" has two meanings:
a) the bread of our necessity
b) the bread that suffices for each day
b) the bread that suffices for each day
Nothing highly otherworldly about this - God will supply our physical needs. We can ask for the literal food we need each day. In other words, we can ask for the little things. Nothing is too small for the Lord!
Bible Scholar David Guzik says:
"God also wants us to pray for our daily, practical needs - like our daily bread. When Jesus says bread, He means real bread, as in the sense of daily provisions. Early theologians allegorized this; they couldn’t imagine a mundane thing like bread in such a majestic prayer like this.
Calvin rightly said of interpretations that fail to see God’s interest in the mundane: "This is exceedingly absurd." God does care about everyday things.
Calvin rightly said of interpretations that fail to see God’s interest in the mundane: "This is exceedingly absurd." God does care about everyday things.
Don't be afraid to ask God for the little things you need. He'll hear you.
