The Only Reason

The only reason why we can pray, "Give us today our daily bread" is because we have the confidence that God is our father, we see God in His glory, we humbly acknowledge His wisdom and we know we are reconciled to Him. This is the first half of the Lord's prayer. If we don't know that He is our Father; if we don't see Him in His glory; if we don't acknowledge His infinite wisdom: if we are not reconciled to Him through Jesus Christ then we are just treating God as a Genie and not as a Father.