Jehovah-jireh

We declare that the blood of the lamb is upon the doorsteps of his life, turning away every destruction and securing his days on this earth.

Sovereign Lord, for you are Jehovah Jireh, our great provider.

You are Jehovah Rohi, the shepherd who watches over his sheep.

We come into your holy presence with boldness to stand guard over our son.

Father, we need you right now.

Father, we need the healing hand of Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Nissi, Jehovah Shalom.

You are the God of Abraham.

You are the God of all gods.

Lord, we pray just like Jabez.

Lord, we pray in pain.

Father, in the name, in the greatest name, Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Nissi, Jehovah Shalom.

Lord, we cannot have this anymore.

Open our eyes.

We want to see Jehovah Jireh.

Open our eyes.

We want to see the wisdom of the Holy Spirit.

Morning.

Right, I get the privilege of speaking about Jehovah Jireh.

I'll never be more loved than I am right now.

That's enough.

And the two of them went on together.

God will provide.

The first time in scripture, this is mentioned, Jehovah Jireh.

Abraham doesn't yet know how or when or where, but he knows God.

And so for this reason, the ancient Jews came up with all kinds of really colorful ways of referring to God without actually using God's name.

They would, for example, call God in Genesis 22, 14, Jehovah Jireh, which means the Lord will provide.

And this is a great example of how they used to do that.

They would use a verb to describe God's actions in the world.

Coker is a reference to a crooked river in England.

I know, on brand.

But our names are supposed to say something about who we are, right? In the ancient Hebrew tradition, God was called Jehovah Jireh, the Lord will provide in Genesis 22, 14.

In Exodus 15, 26, it's Jehovah Ropheka, which means the Lord who heals.

Alleluia, O Ancient of Days, indeed, our God is the Ancient of Days, our God is the King of Kings, our God is the Lord of Lords, our God is the One that is worthy of praise, our God is the Almighty Father, our God is the El Shaddai, our God is the Elohim, our God is the El Elyon, our God is the Jehovah Jireh, Our God is the Jehovah Rapha.

Our God is the Jehovah Ruhi.

Our God is the Jehovah Mekadeshkem.

Omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient God.

You are worthy.

Jehovah Jireh, thank you.

You are worthy.

Jehovah Shalom.

And so behind this spirit of mammon is a spirit of fear, this possessiveness.

But generosity smashes that spirit because it's filled with freedom that I'm not gonna lack, that I'm not gonna miss out, that God truly is my provider, my Jehovah Jireh.

Amen? So we're gonna talk about being generous in our worship, in wealth.

and witness today, these three things, our worship, our wealth, and our witness.

And then verse 13, Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in the thicket.

And Abraham named the place Yahweh Yireh, which means the Lord will provide, or again, literally in the Hebrew, Yahweh will see to it.

Abraham finally sees the God who sees.

Do you? Do you? And this story is troubling to us.