“Give us today our daily bread….” (Matthew 6:11-13).
The pronoun that is used in the first half of this prayer is “your” i.e. Your name, Your kingdom, Your will. The other pronoun used for the other half of the prayer is “us” i.e. Give us, forgive us, lead us and deliver us. Jesus teaches us that God’s concerns should take priority over our concerns. We are to pray to God about the things that God is most concerned about. After that, we are to pray for our own concerns. We are to “seek first his kingdom and his righteousness” then all “these things will be given” (Matthew 6:33). When we take care of God’s concerns; God takes care of our earthly concerns. Literally, Jesus wants us to start praying for Heavenly things, then the earthly things. When we mind God and His matters, He will mind the things that concern us. Our Heavenly Father is very concerned over the little details of our lives. He knows the number of hair on our heads. Our Heavenly Father feeds the sparrows and notices them when they fall. He also cares for the tiny details of our daily lives. When we are prayerful and commit our needs to Him, we will be care-free and stress-free for God is able to care for us better than we do. The Psalmist declares that “it is better to trust in God than to trust in man” (Psalm 118:8).