the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Golden Treasury
Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11. Divine answer. Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall he added unto you. Matthew 6:33.
By this fourth petition of the Lord’s prayer, my daily bread is well secured. Is this what I live upon to-day? Suppose I had nothing for tomorrow, yet praying the same to-morrow, I have it again, and so on every day, if it is only done in faith. The want of faith on divine Providence, which is the first article of our creed, is generally much complained of; but very few are sensible of the want of faith in Christ, as to the second article, and this is most wanted; there sometimes being hardly one in a hundred, who has a true, living faith in Christ.
God reigns on high, but not confines
His goodness to the skies,
Through the whole earth his bounty shines
And every want supplies.
With longing eyes the creatures wait
On thee for daily food;
Thy liberal hand provides their meat,
And fills their mouth with good.
How kind are thy compassions Lord!
How slow thine anger moves!
But soon he sends his pardoning word
To cheer the souls he loves.
Creatures with all their endless race
Thy power and praise proclaim,
But saints, that taste thy richer grace,
Delight to bless thy name.
