On each Lord’s Day this year, we will display the 52 devotionals taken from the Heidelberg Catechism which are structured in the form of questions posed and answers given.
The Heidelberg Catechism was originally written in 1563. It originated in one of the few pockets of Calvinistic faith in the Lutheran and Catholic territories of Germany. Conceived originally as a teaching instrument to promote religious unity, the catechism soon became a guide for preaching as well.
Along with the Belgic Confession and the Canons of Dordt, it forms what is collectively referred to as the Three Forms of Unity.
The devotional for LORD’S DAY 50 is as follows. Please take note of the biblical references given in each answer. This morning’s devotional addresses The Lord’s Prayer.
Q. What does the fourth petition mean?
A. “Give us this day our daily bread” means: Do take care of all our physical needs 1 so that we come to know that you are the only source of everything good,2
and that neither our work and worry nor your gifts can do us any good without your blessing.3 And so help us to give up our trust in creatures and trust in you alone.4
1 Ps. 104:27-30; 145:15-16; Matt. 6:25-34.
2 Acts 14:17; 17:25; James 1:17.
3 Deut. 8:3; Ps. 37:16; 127:1-2; 1 Cor. 15:58.
4 Ps. 55:22; 62; 146; Jer. 17:5-8; Heb. 13:5-6.
May the Lord’s truth and grace be found here.
Soli deo Gloria!
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