The God of Providing

“Give us this day our daily bread.” Matthew 6:11 NASB Give us – The God who gives. That’s how we usually think of the God of the New Testament. If He isn’t providing for our salvation, then He is busy taking care of our needs. He is the Christmas God, secretly arranging presents for His…

Only Once Continually – Again

“Give us this day our daily bread.” Matthew 6:11 NASB Daily – The Greek word epiousion is one of the most unusual words in the entire Bible. It occurs only in the Lord’s Prayer. In order to understand the meaning of most Biblical expressions, scholars often look to other uses either in the Bible or…

Only Once Continually

“Give us this day our daily bread.”   Matthew 6:11  NASB Daily – The Greek word epiousion is one of the most unusual words in the entire Bible.  It occurs only in the Lord’s Prayer.  In order to understand the meaning of most Biblical expressions, scholars often look to other uses either in the Bible or…

Anniversary

“Give us this day our daily bread” Matthew 6:11   Today’s Word began seven years ago.  Perhaps it’s worth looking back, reflecting and adding to where this all began.  For a little while, we’ll take some of those old editions and add some new insights. Daily – The Greek word is epiousion. This is one…

Bridging The Gap

“Our bread, our daily bread, give us today.”  Martin Luther’s translation of Matthew 6:11 Daily – I am indebted to Ernst Lohmeyer for his magnificent work The Lord’s Prayer.  Much of his thought underscores our look at this model prayer.  His untimely death robbed the world of a man of insight and scholarship.  The book,…

Shifting Gears

Give us this day our daily bread.  Matthew 6:11 Shifting Gears Bread – You can’t see it in English, but in Greek the emphasis on this part of the model prayer is not on the verb.  It is on the noun – bread.  In Greek, emphasis is determined by position in the sentence since there…

Daily

“Give us this day our daily bread”.   Matthew 6:11  Daily – The Greek word is epiousion.  This is one of the most unusual words in the entire Bible.  It occurs only in the Lord’s Prayer.  In order to understand the meaning of most of the Biblical expressions, scholars often look to other uses either in…