When it comes to the fourth petition in the Lord’s Prayer, “Give us this day our daily bread,” the vast majority of scholars today believe this petition is actually talking about bread. And this includes all of our daily needs such as food, water, clothing, and shelter.

God cares when we pray these big kingdom-size prayers (the first three petitions of the Lord’s prayer), but He also cares about the mundane and ordinary prayers of our every day life.

He cares about our spiritual needs as well as our physical needs. But the order matters.

As we come to the fourth petition, we have to keep in mind the first three petitions. And if we do so, we will have the proper perspective.