The Lord our Provider

 The Lord Our Provider

March 4, 2025

Genesis 22:14 (NASB95)

Abraham called the name of that place The LORD Will Provide¹, as it is said to this day, “In the mount of the LORD it will be provided.”

¹Hebrew: YHWH-jireh

Matthew 6:25-26

25 “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to whatyou will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?

Matthew 6:31-33

31 Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seekall these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

We have been speaking about the Name of Jesus, considering that every aspect of the Godhead is encompassed in His name. Today, let us look at the aspect of provision. One name for the Lord in the Old Testament is Jehovah Jireh, The Lord will Provide. We see this in Genesis 22 where the Lord provided a ram for the sacrifice as a substitute for Abraham’s son, Isaac. This is a foreshadowing of the greatest substitution, where the Lord provided Jesus, the Lamb of God, as a sacrifice to atone for our sins. The Lord always has a plan to provide for everything that is needed to fulfill His plans.

Throughout the Old Testament, we see where time and time again, the Lord provided for HIs people;  manna in the desert, water from a rock, and a promised land flowing with milk and honey. In the New Testament, we see in Matthew 6 where Jesus teaches about the Lord providing for all of our needs. He provides for the birds of the air so he will provide everything we need. The bottom line here is, do not worry, seek firsthand His kingdom and everything you need will be provided to you.

I can certainly testify from my own experience that this is true. Having sought to serve the Lord for over fifty years, I can say that I and my family have never wanted for anything that we truly needed. This is the definition of being rich, which says that you have all you need with a little left over to help someone else. I have not always been a generous man, but I have learned over the years that true blessings come by sharing with others. My biggest lesson in this regard was in retiring. Planning for retirement, I worried about how we would make it without a working income, but once I took the step and retired, I learned that the Lord provided for us abundantly, more than enough to provide for our needs, but also time and treasure to use to help others. While I was working, I tended to rely upon myself for provision, but in retirement I finally learned to rely on the Lord. “Seek first His kingdom of His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Jehovah Jireh, the Lord will Provide.