Question 125
Section 50: Lord’s Day 50
Which is the fourth petition?
“Give us this day our daily bread;”a that is, be pleased to provide us with all things necessary for the body,b that we may thereby acknowledge thee to be the only fountain of all good,c and that neither our care nor industry, nor even thy gifts can profit us without thy blessing;d and therefore that we may withdraw our trust from all creatures, and place it alone in thee.e
a. Matthew 6:11
Matthew 6:11
6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
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b. Psalm 145:15; Matthew 6:25ff
Psalm 145:15
145:15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
145:15 The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
Matthew 6:25–34
6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 6:27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 6:28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 6:29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 6:32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
6:25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 6:26 Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns-and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 6:27 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? 6:28 And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin. 6:29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. 6:30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 6:31 Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 6:32 For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
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c. Acts 17:25; 14:17
Acts 17:25
17:25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
17:25 Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
Acts 14:17
14:17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
14:17 Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."
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d. 1 Corinthians 15:58; Deuteronomy 8:3; Psalm 127:1–2
1 Corinthians 15:58
15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
Deuteronomy 8:3
8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
8:3 He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
Psalm 127:1–2
127:1 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 127:2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
127:1 A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain. 127:2 In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat-for He gives sleep to His beloved.
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e. Psalm 62:11; 55:22
Psalm 62:11
62:11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
62:11 God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
Psalm 55:22
55:22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
55:22 Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
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