Moldy Leftovers and Daily Bread
10:00 AM
At any given
moment, one can find plenty of LEFTOVERS in my fridge, some safe to eat, some
not so safe. OK, lets be honest MOST of
my leftovers are not safe to eat. I
could probably enter my leftovers into a science fair and win first place for mold
growth. I, myself, enjoy leftovers
without the mold that is. I like the convenience
of the leftovers. Five minutes in the
microwave max and I have a hot homemade meal. Leftovers save me time. My husband however, is not a huge fan of
leftovers. While studying Luke 11, on effective prayer, I have come to believe
our Abba is not so much a fan of leftovers either.
“Give us each DAY, our DAILY bread.”
(Luke 11:3)
Daily
bread. I read Luke 11:3 over again, and
again. This scripture echoes through the
corridors of my heart. Why just daily bread? He is more than enough, so doesn’t this mean
He always gives me more than I need? Yet
he prays as an example for daily
bread. He gives us daily bread. Resounding still in my ears, trickling in to
the depths of my heart and mind. I ask Him again, “Lord why just enough for the
day? I thought you always provide more
than enough and here you supply just enough.
You don’t supply an over abundance for me to store away as leftovers for
a rainy day, or to make my chaotic day more convenient. No, instead you give me just enough daily
bread for the day.”
“If I am more
than enough (which I AM) then why should I give you over abundance for the day
and chance your wayward heart will stray and not seek me in the morrow.”
My heart
has heard you say, "Come and talk with me." And my heart responds,
"LORD, I am coming." (Psalm 27:8)
While yes He is more than enough, He is only enough
for the day. Our days hold new challenges,
difficulties, joys, trials, task, and to do list of their own. Each day He gives us what we need for the day,
DAILY BREAD. He does not give us more
than we need for the day in order to make provision for the next day. NO LEFTOVERS for us from our ABBA. He is not concerned with making His days
easier or more convenient. He is not
pressed for time or to busy for us. He
doesn’t need leftovers nor does he want OUR LEFTOVERS. One day at a time, one need at a time,
one breath at a time, he gives bread to feed our spirits.
Exodus
16:4,15-20
(4)Then
the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people
are to go out each day and gather enough for
that day. In
this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.
The Lord commands them to ONLY
gather
enough for the day.
(16) This
is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Everyone
is to gather as much as they need. Take
an omer[a] for
each person you
have in your tent.’”
(17) The
Israelites did as they were told; some
gathered much, some little.
(18) And when they measured it by the omer,
the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered
little did not have too little. Everyone had gathered just as much as they
needed.
(19) Then
Moses said to them,
“No one is to
keep any of it until morning.”
(20) However,
some of them paid no attention to Moses; they kept part of it until morning,
but it was full of maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.“
Our
prayers grow in effectiveness as we seek His face every morning and rely on
daily bread. We can no longer rely on leftovers to carry us through this journey
of life. The Bread was only good for the
day.
This
I recall to my mind,
Therefore
I have hope.
For
His compassions never fail.
Great
is Your faithfulness.
“Therefore
I have hope
in Him.”
To
the person who seeks Him.
(Lamentations
3:21-25)
His bread, provision, mercies, compassion, and forgiveness are
NEW every morning. He doesn’t provide us
with leftovers. He provides us with
Fresh, NEW, Hot out of the oven bread for our souls.
Let us then bring a new, daily, fresh
thanks
to HIM each day we awake.
“When you sacrifice a thank offering to the Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be
accepted on your behalf. It must be eaten that same
day; leave none of it till morning, I am the Lord.” (Leviticus 22:29-30)
He
will not accept our thank-offering leftovers. Give FRESH thanks unto the Lord.
He doesn’t give us leftovers rotted with mold growing over them. He gives us new mercies everyday in everyway.
He gives us exactly what we need for the day nothing more and nothing less. He satisfies
and sustains our needs each day we awake.
Our prayers will increase in effectiveness when we
Seek Him
daily, and give DAILY thanks,
For DAILY bread.
10 comments
Thank you so much for this reminder. I needed this encouragement today.
ReplyDeleteYour welcome, I am learning how important it is to seek Him everyday!
DeleteThis is such an excellent post and such a wonderful reminder! It's so easy to get bogged down in what's going on tomorrow or the next day or next week or beyond and forget to be thankful for what He has given us THIS day. I love how you tied everything together with scriptures from both Old and New Testament. I really believe that Jesus was making a reference to that passage from Exodus when He was teaching the disciples how to pray. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I am the world's worst at making time for everything else except the really important things! Yes there is a lot more that I think I want to explore in the passage from Exodus that I just didn't have time to today. I hope that you will be looking for it in the coming post! :)
DeleteWhat a wonderful analogy. Thank you for the lovingly-put reminder. (As an aside, I've heard Tupperware referred to as what to use if you feel like throwing your dinner away another day, haha, definitely true in our house!)
ReplyDeleteha ha yes this is true in my house as well, I should buy stock in it! I was definitely preaching to myself on this one, I love how the Holy Spirit so lovingly corrects me, brings insight, and changes us from the inside out
DeleteYes, daily time with God is so needed. Thank you for that reminder. I've recently really decided to commit to that.
ReplyDeleteTaking on the 31 day challenge was a HUGE help in establishing discipline in my own life in this area! How did your 31 day challenge go?
DeleteThis, yes: " One day at a time, one need at a time, one breath at a time, he gives bread to feed our spirits." It's a daily call, an invitation, to trust - and receive. Thank you for this beautiful reminder.
ReplyDeleteThank you I am so guilty of forgetting quickly that He is here and near and He is enough for the day!
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