Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir singing … More Than Enough … poignantly declaring that our God is Jehovah Jireh, … our provider and He’s more than enough to provide our needs.
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Highlight Verse[s]: 2 Kings 4:7 [NLT] …
7 When she [the widow] told the man of God [Elisha] what had happened, he said to her, “Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on what is left over.”
… The widow (and all of us) see that God can/will provide our needs … ALWAYS!
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Highlight Passage [context]: 2 Kings 4:1-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Elisha helps a poor widow see how God provides our needs.
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Reference Passage [NLT] : … Genesis 22:13-14 [NLT] …
13 Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son. 14 Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (or, “Jehovah-Jireh,” which means “the Lord will provide”). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”
… God confirms Abraham’s faith in God’s promises and His covenant to provide all the needs of His obedient people.
Reference Passage [NLT] : … Romans 8:28 [NLT] …
28 And we know that God causes EVERYTHING to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
… I tough truth to see/believe at times; but TRUTH IS TRUTH and ALL THINGS do work together for the good of any/all who are born-again in Christ.
Reference Passage [NLT] : … Philippians 4:18-19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… The Apostle Paul relates how God often uses others to help provide our needs for His glory.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Kirsten Holmberg, used an old children’s tale to illustrate how God is our Provider. The ODB author wrote: A popular children’s book tells the story of a poor, country boy who took off his cap to honor the king. An identical hat appeared instantly in its place on his head, inciting the king’s anger for what appeared to be disrespect. Bartholomew removed hat after hat while being escorted to the palace for punishment. Each time, a new one appeared in its place. The hats grew increasingly fancy, bearing precious jewels and feather plumes. The 500th hat was the envy of King Derwin, who pardoned Bartholomew and purchased the hat for 500 pieces of gold. At last, Bartholomew’s head was bare; he walked home with freedom and money to support his family.
This ODB story may be a bit quirky; but it does illustrate how often, in the midst of trying circumstances, it can take sometime for us to see how God will provide what we need … and even, at times, in abundance. Perhaps you can recall a time when you may not have deserved our Lord being our Provider; but He may have come thru for you, showing that He truly is Jehovah-Jireh, the One who can/will provide our needs.
I certainly remember the day when God, Who had been pursuing me in my spiritual blindness for some years, showed up in a very clear way and broke me to a place where I couldn’t help but see that He wanted me for His own; and I surrendered to my Jehovah-Jireh! … And He’s been providing my needs for me from then on.
My Prayer Today: Abba Father, … King Jesus, … Dear Lord, … I pray that we all know You as our Provider. … Amen
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