Who Is God? - Jehovah Jireh

Who Is God? - Jehovah Jireh - Genesis 22:14

Genesis 22:14 NKJV

14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”

Prayer

Confession of Faith

I am not moved by what I see or by what I feel. I am moved by what I believe. I believe the WORD of God! The victory is mine! I have it now! I can see it through the eyes of my faith! In Jesus Name

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Who Is God -

He Is Jehovah Jireh – Our Provider

This name reminds us that God is the one who gives us everything we need, and that He will always come through for us, even when things are hard.

First, let's look at what the name "Jehovah Jireh" means. In the Old Testament, the name "Jehovah" is used most often for God. It means "The Existing One" or "The Self-Existing One." This is our reminder that God has always been there for us and will always be there you and me. Now, the name "Jireh" means "to see" or "to give." So when you put those two names together you get The Lord (Jehovah) sees you and will give to you or provide) "The Lord Will Provide."

Genesis 22:1–18 NKJV

1 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.” 6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. 7 But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” 8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together. 9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.” 12 And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” 13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.” 15 Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, 16 and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son— 17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

We just looked at the story of Abraham and his son Isaac! As a test of Abraham's faith, God asked him to kill his only son. Abraham did what God told him to do, and he was about to kill Isaac when God stopped him and gave him a ram instead. He took the ram and burned it instead of his son as a burnt offering. At that moment, Abraham named that place "Jehovah Jireh" because he knew that God had sent the ram for the sacrifice and saved his son's life.Then Abraham called the place "Jehovah Jireh," which means "The Lord will provide."

God always has a ram in the bush for you and for me!!

Hear me now, think about what this name of God means for us. When times are hard, and life is challenging, when we face complicated situations or we believe we must give up something we love so dearly just like Abraham did.

Let me make this plain - when you have money problems, when you have health problems, when you have relationship problems, or anything else that seems impossible to solve.

I don’t know if you have ever been there, but I have - it was During those times, when you just feel helpless and hopeless, and you spend so much time wondering how we will ever get through these problems.

That is when you call on Jehovah Jireh But - The Lord who will Provide." The same God who took care of Abraham will also take care of you.

The same God who took care of Abraham will also take care of me.

The same God who took care of Abraham will also take care of your momma

The same God who took care of Abraham will also take care of daddy

The same God who took care of Abraham will also take care of your husband or your wife.

The same God who took care of Abraham will also take care of children

The same God who took care of Abraham will also take care of finances

The same God who took care of Abraham will also be in the hospital to be your healer

The same God who took care of Abraham will be in the courthouse will be in the courthouse to take care of you

The same God - Jehovah Jireh

The same way we may not know how or when He will take care of us, but we can trust that He will.

We can have faith in Him and trust that He will keep what He says He will do.

Jehovah Jireh also reminds us that He doesn't just meet our physical needs, but also our spiritual ones.

John 6:35 NLT

35 Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

Jesus is the best thing that God has given us to meet our spiritual needs. He provides salvation, forgiveness, and eternal life. He gives us what our hearts and souls really want. So, we can come to Him when we're in trouble and find real, peace, real joy, true happiness.

Who is God? Let me tell you, when you take the time to think about this name of God, there are some things you and I can learn about how to live.

We can train ourselves to be grateful and thankful. When we realize that God is Jehovah Jireh we can look back on our lives and see how many times He has come through for us. We can thank Him for what He has given us and know that everything we have comes from Him.

We can learn to have faith in God's plans and timing. Like Abraham, he didn't know what God was going to do, But he knew God would provide right on time!

God always takes care of his people!

Matthew 6:25–34 NKJV

25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Jesus also talks about how God takes care of his people.

He is talking to you and me! Don’t worry about things like food and clothes because God knows what we need and will take care of them. Jesus says, "Don't worry about tomorrow because tomorrow will take care of itself. Every day has its own problems "

Some of us are worrying so much we can’t even function day to day! We can trust God to take care of us and quit worrying about our needs, because it only takes our attention away from God!

Trust that God will take care of you.

Ok let me say this

Trusting in God means we put our faith in him and put his kingdom first

Matthew 6:33 NKJV

33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

You can’t just sit back and do nothing because of this. We still have to work hard and be responsible, but we can trust that if we try to follow God, he will take care of us.

The other area of Trusting that God will take care of us also means being happy with what we already have. God wants us to be happy with what we have, even though we live in a culture that always wants more

Hebrews 13:5 NLT

5 Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”

This doesn't mean we can't have goals and dreams, but it does mean we should be thankful for what we have and trust that God will provide for us as we do his will.

Jehovah Jireh reminds us to share what God has given us.

2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT

8 And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.

God blesses us so we can do the same for other people. When we give generously, we show that we believe God will take care of us in the future and that he is the source of all that we have.

Don’t forget this - that God has provided for you before and God will provide for you again.

Psalm 23:1 NKJV

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

When I read this it reminds me that God will take care of all of our needs. Just like a shepherd cares for his sheep and makes sure they have everything they need, the Lord will care for us and make sure we have everything we need. As we follow God, we can trust that He will lead us in the right direction and take care of us.

Philippians 4:19 NKJV

19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

This verse tells me that God will give us everything we need based on how rich He is in glory in Christ Jesus. We can trust that God will take care of our emotional and spiritual needs as well as our physical ones. This verse also reminds us that God's provision is not based on how things are going for us. He will take care of us no matter what we are going through.

Who Is God - God Is Jehovah Jireh

God is more than just a giver; he is also a God of plenty.

John 10:10 M:BCL

10 A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.

" God wants us to have a full life, not just the things we need to stay alive. He wants to bless us and give us more than we could ever ask or think of.

Today, stop and take in the blessings God has provided for you! Be thankful for what you have! have faith that Jehovah Jireh - My God who provides - sees you and will take care of all your needs and wants

God Bless You and God keep you is my Prayer