This weekend I had the privilege of serving some precious ladies at Sunrise Baptist Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia a helping of Jesus and His grace. The conference leader asked us to share with the ladies at our table any prayer needs in our lives. Two of the ladies at my table shared that their husbands are out of work or are in need of a job that is better suited to his needs and that of the family.
This prompted me to ponder on the name of God that we would discuss today and the Holy Spirit led me straight to Jehovah Jirah – the Lord our Provider.
We find Jehovah Jirah active in the lives of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22. Abraham has been asked by God to do the unthinkable—sacrifice Isaac, his ONLY son, the son of the promise. In TOTAL obedience, Abraham prepares to do the very thing that God has asked. He and the unsuspecting Isaac begin the journey to Mount Moriah where the sacrifice is to be made.
When Isaac questions his father about the absence of a lamb for the sacrifice, Abraham, in faith, answers that God will provide the lamb. As Abraham secures Isaac to the altar and draws back his arm to plunge the knife deep into the chest of Isaac, the angel of the Lord calls out to him and prevents him from slaying Isaac. Abraham has proved himself to be obedient to God and Isaac is saved. Immediately, Abraham spots a ram caught in the thicket by his horns and offers the ram as a sacrifice in place of Isaac.
Genesis 22:14 says, “And Abraham called the name of that place The LORD Will Provide (Jehovah Jireh), as it is said to this day, ‘In the mount of the LORD it will be provided.”
Obedience led to provision. Not the other way around. Obedience led to the provision of Jehovah Jireh. Where in your life do you stand in need of provision from the Lord? Are you being obedient to the things He is asking of you? Perhaps His provision will only come when you step out in obedience and do the thing that He is asking of you. Over and over again in the Bible, we see this concept hold true. Provision from Jehovah Jireh follows obedience from his children. This week I ask you to ponder where in your life you may need to step out in obedience in order to see God’s hand of provision.
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