MY ARTICLE IN ENGLISH

                                  Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

                                  “They asked, and he
                         ... satisfied them with the bread of heaven”
                         ... dan dengan roti dari langit dikenyangkan-Nya mereka. (ITB)
                                                            (Psalm 105:40).

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 (Mereka telah di PHK dari pekerjaan mereka), or due to some serious illness, they cannot work (atau beberapa penyakit serius, mereka tidak bisa bekerja).

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. (Ketika kemunduran terjadi, kita harus segera berpaling kepada Allah untuk memperbaharui hati kita dengan harapan dan dorongan-Nya. Jangan pernah malu menangis kepada Tuhan melalui doa. Dia tahu apa yang Anda hadapi bahkan sebelum Anda turun berlutut untuk berdoa)

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, then we can be sure we will receive His blessings.
(di PHK dari pekerjaan kita tidak berarti kita tanpa harapan. Tuhan menyediakan untuk kita setiap hari. Kita mungkin tidak tahu bagaimana ketentuan-Nya akan datang, tetapi jika hidup kita diserahkan kepada-Nya, maka bisa dipastikan kita akan menerima berkat-berkat-Nya)

In Luke 11, Jesus taught His disciples to pray, “Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread” (Luke 11:2-3). "Bapa, dikuduskanlah nama-Mu; datanglah Kerajaan-Mu. (ITB). During the Exodus, God did just that. Daily He provided a fresh stock of manna (hujan manna) or that also was called the bread or “grain of heaven” (Psalm 78:24) "gandum dari langit" (ITB).

Through Jesus Christ, God has provided all that we need for this life. 
(Melalui Yesus Kristus, Allah telah menyediakan semua yang kita butuhkan untuk hidup ini).We do, however, have a responsibility to fulfill. We must sincerely seek Him each day and be willing to let go of past hurts. (Kita harus sungguh-sungguh mencari Dia setiap hari dan bersedia untuk melepaskan masa lalu menyakitkan)

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

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