"The Lord Will Provide"

Throughout the Bible, God is given many names. One of the names is "The Lord Will Provide" (Yahweh - Yireh). "The Lord Will Provide" is a name that many find difficult to relate to because of the hardships in their life. I was one of those persons that felt that I could control and provide for myself. Some people may be out of work, homeless, have no food, and no clothes. It is important for everyone, even those down and out, to relate to God as "The Lord Will Provide". How is this done? First we need to start with by providing background for our story and end by showing the relationship between the sacrifice of Abraham and the sacrifice from God.

"But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied. "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son." Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided," Genesis 22:11-14 (NIV). I find it extremely amazing that Abraham was so obedient to the Lord, that he was willing to sacrifice his only son. In verse 14, Abraham called this particular place on the mountain Yireh. We also see the relationship between Abraham sacrificing his only son to God sacrificing His only Son. The one difference is that God provided Abraham with a ram or lamb to sacrifice when He saw how obedient Abraham was. God knew that sacrificing Jesus was the only way to provide a Savior to the world.

Yahweh - Yireh ~ "The Lord Will Provide"

Thank you God for sacrificing your one and only Son, in order to save me, a sinner, and give me everlasting life. Amen!