"Jehovah Yireh" : God will provide
In obedience to the call of God, Abraham took his only son Isaac and went to the land of Moriah. Abraham took his son to the place where God wanted his son to be sacrificed for a burnt offering. Then he laid the wood of the burnt offering on Isaac and took the fire in his hand and a knife, and the two of them went together. Seeing only the fire and the wood, Isaac looked for the lamb for the burnt offering. Abraham replied to his son, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering”. When Abraham offered his son at the altar, the Angel of the Lord prevented him from sacrificing Isaac, and said, “Now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me” (Gen.22:1-14).Then Abraham saw a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. He offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. And Abraham called the name of the place “The-Lord-Will-Provide”. This means, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided”. The Lord revealed to Abraham as “Jehovah-Yireh”.
When you want to sacrifice for God the best of your worldly possessions, God Himself would provide “a ram” for you. Our God wants to test your love for Him. As you build the altar and go to sacrifice what He wants you to, He also would provide “a ram” for you.
Are you about to sacrifice for the One Who had already sacrificed His only Son for you on the Cross? Are you sacrificially giving to the body of Christ, the Church? The Lord will Himself meet all your personal needs.
Do you remain unemployed or unmarried for a long time, in spite of the fact you sacrificially make intercessory prayers for others? The Lord will Himself provide you the best job or the best spouse, as the case may be. Are you still bearing a financial burden, despite your sacrificial prayers of intercession at the altar of God? The Lord will Himself provide you the necessary finances. Today, He reveals Himself to you as “Jehovah-Yireh”.
Dear Minister, you have sought funds or helpers for running your ministry but in vain, despite your many sacrifices for His body. After spending many years in His service, you have now reached the Mount of the Lord. In the Mount of the Lord, it is the Lord Who provides all your needs.
Of late, in my ministry to the body of Christ, when I faced a particular need, I realized my inability to meet that need. I shared the burden on my heart with my dear friends. While writing to them, I was led by the Holy Spirit to tell them, “The Lord will Himself provide me…”
You should now rest in the Lord after getting such a wonderful revelation of His Name “Jehovah-Yireh” or “The-Lord-Will-Provide”. My God shall provide all your needs through Christ Jesus.
- Job Anbalagan