He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? (Romans 8:32) God is a giver. God so loved the world that He gave... It pleases the Father to give you the kingdom. In Jesus' teaching about us giving our son a fish instead of a serpent, the obvious comparison is how much more will the Father give good things to those who ask Him.
Give us our daily bread. Two simple reflections; 1) Since God's nature is to give, it is not difficult to trust Him and give thanks for caring about your needs. 2) Daily bread refers to all that you may need today, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. In the incident where Jesus met the Canaanite woman (Matthew 15) who wanted healing for her daughter, Jesus calls healing the children's bread. Just like the manna in the wilderness, it is the "what is it" that you need for today.
Jesus taught us to ask, to seek, and to knock, with the assurance that your Father will cause you to receive, find, and have the door opened to you. God waits to be gracious to you, but He won't override your free will. He wants us to come to Him and ask. He desires us to talk to Him about what is on our hearts and what we need. God's purpose is always to deepen our relationship with Him until He becomes all in all. In Philippians 4:6 the Word teaches us "in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let you requests be made known to God." The point is we can already give thanks as we ask because we know God wants to give.
Our Father is a good father who longs to meet our needs according to His riches in glory. Come to Him each day trusting and thanking Him for your "daily bread."
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