Give us today our daily bread. Matthew 6:11
“Jesus says in the fourth petition [of the Lord’s prayer which is “Give us today our daily bread”] to ask for the supplying of daily bread that we need. The gist of what the Lord commands us to ask for is His providential care…
God has made His decrees to give us His providential care, by our asking for daily bread. Therefore if we try to receive daily bread without asking for it, it is against God’s providence and we are disobedient to God’s word.
The lions may grow weak and hungry but those who see the Lord lack no good thing. Psalm 34:10
This means that whomever asks daily bread of God, He has promised to supply not only daily bread, but also everything that His children need without end. Therefore we ask for it…
We also ask to remove all things that hinder us from receiving God’s gifts. God supplies not only today’s bread but also tomorrow’s bread as an answer to prayer. He also lets use things that He gave us as answers to our prayers for His glory…
He says that it is enough for our family and us to have food for a day. How much do you and your family need for a day?
Why does God tell us to ask for “daily bread” only? Find the answer in Proverbs 30:7-9…
We have to have grace to enjoy every good blessing given to us by God. So we ask for grace to enjoy [and share] the blessing that God has given to us.”
Dong Hee Lee in Understanding and Application of Westminster Shorter Catechism (2002) 309-311.