This is one of the elements contained in Jesus’ prayer pattern communicated to the disciples. There are at least three things we can deduce from this. The first is that it settles the question of regularity of prayer. How often should we pray? Prayer should be a daily occurrence. If we come to grip with this we will literally experience revolution in our prayer life and, invariably, in all pursuit. Imagine for instance that the breath that you breathe is rationed out on a daily basis. Imagine further that what qualifies you to receive the ration for the day is prayer. Will you pray under this kind of circumstance? Well, not to pray would mean death. But in actual fact that is what happens. Prayer is the vital life of a believer. This is why the Bible instructs that we should pray always and not faint.

Greed is not simply an insatiable lust for more of everything; it is also an expression of fear for tomorrow.

From another angle “give us this day our daily bread” is an exhortation not to worry about our future. This point was later stressed at the end of this chapter where Jesus said “sufficient unto the day is the trouble thereof”. Greed is not simply an insatiable lust for more of everything; it is also an expression of fear for tomorrow. Why do people want to grab everything at the present? It is because they are afraid that there would be nothing to fall back on tomorrow. This was the fear that informed the children of Israel gathering manna in excess of daily ration and leaving it overnight. For those who understand their God they know they can always fall back on Him. Finally this line of prayer teaches us to expect something from God everyday. Why would Jesus teach us to pray this prayer everyday unless Heaven is willing to shower us with blessings daily? From now walk out of your door everyday expecting that something good is going to happen to you.