Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread  每日赐给我们日用的饮食

By Michael Youssef, Ph.D. 

There are people living in some of the most influential countries in the world who do not have enough to eat. They don't know where they will get enough money to buy their next meals. Maybe they have been laid off from their jobs, or, due to some serious illness, they cannot work. 

有人生活在一些最有影响力的国家，但他们吃不饱。他们不知道从哪里可以获得足够的钱来买一顿饭。也许他们被解雇了，或者由于某种严重的疾病而无法工作。

Perhaps you know the sinking feeling that comes from hearing the news that you will no longer be employed. When setbacks occur, we must immediately turn to God to renew our hearts with His hope and encouragement. Never be ashamed of crying out to God through prayer. He knows what you are facing even before you drop to your knees to pray.

或许您可以体会当听到您将被解雇的消息时那种沮丧的感觉。当挫折发生时，我们必须立即转向上帝，用祂的希望和鼓励更新我们的心。永远不要以通过祷告向上帝呼求为耻。甚至在你跪下祷告之前，他就知道你所面对的是什么。

Being laid-off from our jobs does not mean we are without hope. God provides for us each day. We may not know how His provision will come, but, if our lives are submitted to Him, we can be sure we will receive His blessings.    

被解雇并不意味着我们没有希望。神每天都供应我们。我们可能不知道他的供应将如何到来，但是，如果我们的生命顺服于他，我们可以肯定我们会得到他的祝福

In Luke 11, Jesus taught His disciples to pray, "Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread" (vv. 2-3). During the Exodus, God did just that. Daily He provided a fresh stock of manna, a bread-like food that also was called "the grain of heaven" (Psalm 78:24).   

在路加福音 11 章，耶稣教导门徒祷告：“父啊，愿人都尊你的名为圣，愿你的国降临。每日赐给我们日用的饮食”（2-3 节）。在出埃及记期间，上帝就是这样做的。祂每天供应新鲜的吗哪，一种类似面包的食物，也被称为“天上的谷物”（诗篇 78:24）。

Through Jesus Christ, God has provided all that we need for this life. We do, however, have a responsibility to fulfill. We must sincerely seek Him each day and be willing to let go of past hurts.   

通过耶稣基督，上帝已经提供了我们今生所需的一切。但是，我们确实有责任履行。我们必须每天真诚地寻求他，并愿意放下过去的伤害。

Let go; trust God to provide daily bread—His manna—for you. When you do, you will see Him at work on your behalf.   

松手;相信上帝会为你提供每天的面包——他的吗哪。当你这样做时，你会看到他在为你工作。

Prayer: Lord, I pray for my daily bread today—physically and spiritually. As I wait, may I abide in You. I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen. 

祈祷：主啊，我今天为我每天的面包祈祷——身体上和精神上。当我等候时，愿我住在你里面。我奉耶稣的名祷告。阿门。

"They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven" (Psalm 105:40). 

“他们求，他就给他们带鹌鹑来；他用天上的粮喂养他们”（诗篇 105:40）。