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Daily devotional
August 28 - Jehovah Jireh
“And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”” - Genesis 22:14
Scripture reading: Genesis 22:1-19
You may have heard the Bible song, “Jehovah Jireh, my provider, His grace is sufficient for me.” The Hebrew name Jehovah Jireh appears in our theme verse, translated as “the LORD will provide.” What a comfort this was for Abraham—and for Isaac! And for us.
God will provide. His promises are sure. In verse 5, Abraham told his servants, “we will come back to you.” Hebrews 11:19 says he believed God could raise Isaac from the dead. Though bewildered, Abraham trusted God’s promise. When Isaac asks, “Where is the lamb?” Abraham answers, “God will provide for Himself the lamb.” But what he finds caught in the thicket is not a lamb, but a ram. A substitute for the moment—but clearly more was to come.
“In the mount of the LORD it shall be provided” is a glorious promise that one day, in that place, the LORD would provide the true Lamb. The phrase can also be translated, “In the mount of the LORD, He will be seen.” Behold Jesus, the Lamb of God! He finished His work in Jerusalem. God has provided.
In light of this, God reaffirms to Abraham in Genesis 22:18, “In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed.” Jesus is that seed, and the blessing for the nations is sure because of His finished work. So, let’s go, knowing everything we need to fulfill our “so-that” mission is already provided. He gave His Son—how will He not also, with Him, graciously give us all things? His grace is sufficient for me.
Suggestions for prayer
Praise God for His unfailing promises and provision in Christ. Pray to trust His sufficiency and be a channel of His blessing to the nations.
Pastor John A. Bouwers is pastor of the Hope Reformed Church (URCNA) in Brampton, ON, where he has served since December 2017. He is married to Julie, and they praise God together for His abounding grace and covenant faithfulness. And it is their prayer that together with all of God’s people they and their descendants may be thankful “so-that” people, being taught the ways of the Lord, embracing the promises of the Lord, keeping covenant with the Lord, and then getting out of our comfort zones, “so-that” many more from all the nations may be glad to know God and worship Him. Get this devotional delivered directly to your phone each day via our RP App. This devotional is made available by the Nearer To God Devotional team, who also make available in print, for purchase, at NTGDevotional.com.