Give us this day our daily bread. MAT 6:11

One principle we are taught is our need for moderation. We are not taught to ask for luxuries, but for food, shelter and clothing; the Lord Jesus taught us to ask for the necessities of life.

What did King Solomon ask for when the Lord came to him asking what he desired? He asked for wisdom, one of the necessities for daily life; you and I need wisdom to train our children.

We are living in times when Satan goes out as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. He wants to devour our children and grandchildren as soon as they are born and bring them into his service. We need wisdom to train, to teach, and to bring up children in the fear, nurture, and the admonition of the Lord.

It is important that we understand what the Lord teaches us when He began the teaching of the Lord's Prayer, "After this manner therefore pray ye;" He is teaching us the manner of prayer and the posture of the heart. He is teaching us what to bring before Him and in what manner we should do it.

The manner of our prayer in "Give us this day our daily bread" is teaching the same principle of moderation as we learn from Agur, "...feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain," PRO 30:8-9. He is teaching moderation.