Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. —Psalm 139:23 NIV |
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In the spring of AD 70, the Romans advanced upon Jerusalem and placed the city under siege. Knowing that the pilgrims would drain the city's food and water supplies, the Romans allowed them to enter Jerusalem for Passover —and then didn't let them leave. Days and weeks stretched into months, and Jerusalem began to starve. Before the siege was lifted, the Jews of Jerusalem even attempted to eat their leather belts and shoes. By God's grace, few of us will ever be as desperately hungry or fearful as these trapped Jews were. After all, God doesn't want us to live in fear. He wants us to live peacefully in the freedom that comes from trusting Him to provide for us. The Bible is rich with God's promises that He will meet our needs, and one of my favorites is tucked into the words of the Lord's Prayer: Give us this day our daily bread. —Matthew 6:11 Have you ever noticed the repetition of day and daily in that sentence? New Testament scholar Kenneth Bailey explains that the words are repeated because of the difficult-to-translate Greek word epiousios. As a matter of fact, there is no record of this word being used anywhere else in Greek literature. Biblical scholars have translated the word in a handful of ways over the years, but the oldest commentary we have on the subject—and the one most closely related to Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke—is the Old Syriac. That translation is: "Give us today the bread that doesn't runout."1 CONTINUE READING ON THE BLOG ► |
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1.Kenneth Bailey,Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes(Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2008), 121.
Excerpted with permission from 5 Minutes with Jesus: Peace for Today by Sheila Walsh, copyright Sheila Walsh. |
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Your Turn What is weighing on you today? What are you spinning on worrying that God will not handle for you? He is in control! Give Him your anxious thoughts. Tell Him everything and ask Him to give you rest. Come share your thoughts with us. We want to hear from you. ~ Devotionals Daily |
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