Word-Filled-Wednesday: Matt 6:25-27

“ Look at the birds of the air; they do not

sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet

your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not

much more valuable than they? Who of you by

worrying can add a single hour to his life?

(Matt 6:25-27 NIV)

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Praying for Our Daily Bread

"Things looked bleak for the children of George Mueller's orphanage at Ashley Downs in England. It was time for breakfast, and there was no food. A small girl whose father was a close friend of Mueller was visiting in the home. Mueller took her hand and said, 'Come and see what our Father will do.' In the dining room, long tables were set with empty plates and empty mugs. Not only was there no food in the kitchen, but there was no money in the home's account.

Mueller prayed, 'Dear Father, we thank Thee for what Thou art going to give us to eat.' Immediately, they heard a knock at the door. When they opened it, there stood the local baker. 'Mr. Mueller,' he said, 'I couldn't sleep last night. Somehow I felt you had no bread for breakfast, so I got up at 2 o'clock and baked fresh bread. Here it is.' Mueller thanked him and gave praise to God. Soon, a second knock was heard. It was the milkman. His cart had broken down in front of the orphanage. He said that before the milk spoiled, he would like to give it to the children.

What a powerful reminder that prayer is never secondary, it's always primary. It's not the last recourse, when options run out; it's the first and best recourse."

Excerpt quoted from Randy Alcorn's blog at Eternal Perspective Ministries.

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