Thursday, December 13, 2012

The One Who Provides

Gen 22:14

14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide [Jehovah Jireh]; as it is said to this day, "In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided."
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John 6:5-6,11

5 Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?"
6 But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.
11 And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted.
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Phil 4:19-20

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

One of the Names of God in the Old Testament was Jehovah Jireh, and when directly translated from the Hebrew, it would be taken to also mean "The Lord Who Sees". So in a sense, a literal translation of Jehovah Jireh would be "The Lord who Sees and Provides"

We see this in the Name of Jesus as His Name shows his character. Throughout the Gospels we see the miracle of Jesus feeding the 5,000. He saw the need, and He provided for it. Paul writes likewise in Philippians when he declares that God meets all our need by Christ Jesus!

So when we come to the Father for our needs, we know we have it through the Name of Jesus. That ALL our needs are met in His Name!

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