We are dependent on God for everything. We could not breathe a breath, think a thought, move a muscle, work a day or develop our lives, without His moment-by-moment provision. Let us thank God for our lives. Let us list what is God’s gracious provisions for us. Praise Him daily for food, shelter, people of our life, opportunities and challenges of today. Through the Bread of Life, Jesus Christ, all things we have and become are evidence of unmerited favor from a God who knows our needs. The Word daily should remind us that yesterday’s blessings are not sufficient for today. We can not live on the stale grace of our yesterday. Yesterday’s confidence is not enough for today’s challenges. The Lord gives the day and shows the way. That is why we must seek His guidance and power for each day. Let us place ourselves before God everyday as a vessel to be filled with His Holy Spirit. He will fill us with the blessed assurance that He, as the everlasting God has guaranteed His work in us. Thanking God in advance, for His blessings for today, frees us to live to the fullest today, without worry over tomorrow. — Matthew 6:11