Monday, July 13 Give us each day our bread according to our daily needs.​—Luke 11:3.

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Monday, July 13

Give us each day our bread according to our daily needs.—Luke 11:3.

 

We need to keep material things in their proper place. The apostle Paul highlighted this when writing to Christians living near the end of the Jewish systems of things. He brought up events from Israel’s past, including what happened near Mount Sinai. He warned Christians “not to desire injurious things, as [the Israelites] desired them.” (1 Cor. 10:6, 7, 11) The Israelites let their longing for food turn even Jehovah’s miraculous provisions into “injurious things.” (Num. 11:4-6,31-34) And in conjunction with a golden calf, they ate, drank, and had a good time. (Ex. 32:4-6) Paul cited their experience as a warning for Christians living before the end of the Jewish systems of things in 70 C.E. We now live near the end of a system of things, so we do well to take Paul’s counsel seriously. w24.12 6 ¶13

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Jehovah provides what we need.

Wrong desires convince us that what Jehovah provides isn’t enough.