JEHOVAH-JIREH (Our Provider!)
The Word of God tells us that the Lord is Jehovah-Jireh, our provider. This name, Jehovah-Jireh, was the name given by Abraham to the place where he had sacrificed a ram provided by God, instead of his son. The meaning of this name has two dimensions: A. Firstly, the Lord sees.He knows exactly what you…
ALL I HAVE NEEDED
The Lord is a faithful God. He is your keeper and the One who comes alongside to provide all that is needed. He sees your need and His plan is to step in and provide for that need. There is old hymn that catches this precious characteristic about God. “Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great is…
WITH GOD WE HAVE CERTAINTIES
His Promises 1 Kings 8:56 ‘Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel just as He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He gave through His servant Moses.’ Sure Foundation Isaiah 28:16 ‘….see I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a…
THINGS WE CAN BE SURE OF
MANY OF THE THINGS WE PUT OUR TRUST IN ARE UNCERTAIN Beauty, Health and Physical Strength Proverbs 31:30 ‘Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting…’Other People – Psalm 146:3 ‘Do not put your trust in princes or in mortal men, who cannot save.’ Wealth and Money Proverbs 23:5 ‘Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for…
EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE HIS PRESENCE IN YOUR LIFE
Genesis 19:27 ‘…he had stood in the LORD’s presence.’We see how Abraham stood in the presence of the Lord. He hurried out to the place where he HAD stood in the Lord’s presence before. Enjoying the presence of God in his life was something that was a reality to him. He had been to this spot…
FIND A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN SPEND TIME WITH GOD
Genesis 19:27 ‘Abraham… hurried out to the place…’We need to find a place where we can spend time with the Lord. It may be that you have an awesome spot to spend time with God, but it can also be a regular spot you find yourself in. Often when I open my curtains in the morning and…
MAKE TIME FOR THE LORD
SCRIPTURE READING:Genesis 19:27-28’Abraham got up early that morning and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the LORD’s presence. He looked…’ MAKE A QUALITY DECISION TO PURSUE GOD.Genesis 19:27 ‘Abraham got up…’Making a quality decision and acting on it, is the first step in the process of change in our lives. I once heard…
YOU CAN SET AN EXAMPLE
You can be an example of someone who chooses God’s way. If you are endeavoring to do this, I want to honour you. I can imagine that there are many people, who, while no one sees, are trying to follow God and are choosing His way on a daily basis. Let me remind you that…
CHOOSING GOD’S WAY REQUIRES FAITH
It would appear that Noah started making the right choices long before it became apparent as to how God would use his life. Perhaps the good decisions already started in his youth? Noah could never have imagined how things would end up, but he knew that his decisions were important and that his choices to…
CHOOSE GOD’S WAY
In the Old Testament there is a story about a man named Noah. It is a remarkable story of a good man who walked with God and did what God told him to do. The end result was that God used him in a remarkable way to save humanity. The account of Noah and the…