"Who is Providing?"

N.T.#564 "Who is Providing?"

June 4, 2025 

Luke 11-Part 2 

LET IT GLOW 

How has God provided for you lately? Read on to hear about my latest experience.

One of Jesus' disciples asked Him to teach them to pray. They heard Jesus pray and saw the results. This is known as the "Lord's Prayer. 

First of all, we are praying to our Heavenly Father, not to Mary.  We must know the One to whom we are praying. We come to God as children of faith. Regardless of what our earthly father was like, our Heavenly Father is perfect. Jesus first praised God, then He mad His requests. 

Then we acknowledge He is holy.  God's holiness separates Him from His creation. It is God's chief characteristic. His love is holy; His justice is holy; His mercy is holy. We honor God's name as holy, Therefore, God alone is to be worshiped and obeyed. (Tony Evans)

The third element is praying for :

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. (verse 2)

Are we praying for God's will to be done in our life, in the life of others, in our country? As people of the King, we are called to follow His kingdom agenda. As the Creator, God rules over the world, and His priorities are to be our priorities. (Evans)

Are we submitting to God's agenda, obeying His Word, accepting His plan for us and carrying out His purposes? The Lord cares about the big and small things in our life. He cares about our concerns. Are you at peace as you fulfill His and not our will?

An example comes to my mind as to what happened last week in my life. Our son and family spent the week at the beach. So he left us in charge of the cattle on our farm and his farm. Since 3 cows were expecting babies soon, we got on the 4 wheeler opening and shutting gates, dressed in our blue jeans and boots and caps and rode through the tall wet grass almost daily. We searched over the back 40 acres. Sure enough, the cows gave birth without any problems. Yet, there was a surprise-the white cow had twins. She ended up rejecting one, so we had to get the pick up and haul it to our son's barn and give it a bottle. (We had to go buy two different kinds of milk for it being a newborn.)

I said all of this to show that God answers prayers. I acknowledged Him as the Good Shepherd, but asked Him to be our Cowboy and help us find the second baby. (Mamma abandoned him on the hill in the hot sun and alone.) Our prayer was answered. It was a big thing to us, because losing a calf could cost our son a thousand dollars after it grew up. God hears our prayers whether big or small to us. So I thank the Lord for this blessing. God is so good. (I got to feed it the first bottle of milk, having to teach it how to take it. He is so cute, too.) Certainly, I am a country girl living by faith. 

LET IT GROW

Give us day by day our daily bread. (verse 3)

Do we ask for our daily food? Do we give thanks for what we have to eat? We should not hesitate to ask our Hevenly Father for our needs. We need food, clothing, and shelter, plus water in order to survive. Like the children of Israel in the wilderness, God provides for us. Come to think about it, He sends rain to water the seeds, sends the sunshine to make it grow, and multiplies it for our good and His glory. Without Him we would have nothing. God is the Creator of all things. (If it is man-made, then He provided the materials and know how to do it.)

LET IT GO

Let go of pride that says we worked hard to put food on the table. We are just God's instrument.

Thank You, Father, for all You have provided for us.

To You be the glory forever!