The Name: Jehovah Jireh
· Jehovah is the personal, intimate name of God
· Jireh has 2 ideas tied to it: The Lord will see and the Lord provides
· Jehovah Jireh will see to it
The Story: Abraham puts Isaac on the altar – Genesis 22
· Isaac was the son of promise, born to Abraham at the age of 100
· God puts Abraham to a test
· Abraham promptly and faithfully obeys
· Abraham’s obedience is rooted in his faith of God (Hebrews 11:19)
· God intervenes at the last moment
· God provides the substitute sacrifice – a ram in the thicket
The Takeaway: God will provide what we truly need
· We are to love Jehovah more than anything else (Deuteronomy 6:5, Matthew 16:24, Romans 12:1)
· We are called to follow Jesus with radical obedience to His Word
· When we follow Jesus in radical obedience we can trust that He will provide
· God will always provide what we need, but that is not necessarily what we want
· Jesus is the greatest provision of Jehovah Jireh – the substitute for us