Day: January 6, 2020

Jehovah Jireh My Provider

Backgrounder: In Genesis 22,
Jehovah-jireh or Yahweh Yireh
was a place in the land of Moriah.
It was the location of the binding
of Isaac, where God told Abraham
to offer his son Isaac as a burnt
offering. Abraham named the
place after God provided a ram
to sacrifice in place of Isaac.
The song Jehovah Jireh My Provider
was composed by Merla Watson
in 1974 & published under Universal.

Lord, You Will Provide Our Needs:
And Abraham stretched out his hand
and took the knife to slay his son.
But the Angel of the Lord called…
Do not lay your hand on the lad…
for now I know that you fear God,
since you have not withheld Your
son, your only son from me. Then
Abraham lifted his eyes and looked,
and there behind him him was a ram
caught in its thicket by its horns.
So Abraham went and took the ram
and offered it up for a burnt offering
instead of his son. And Abraham
called the name of the place: The
Lord Will Provide (Gen 22:10-14).

Jehovah Jireh, my provider, thank
You for health, finances, housing,
food, love; ultimately come from You.
Even at those times when I have
experienced lack, You have come
through to meet my needs and
bless me to let me know You care.
And even for difficult trials, they
strengthen my spiritual muscles
and draw me closer to You. Amen.

Jehovah Jireh, forgive me for
many times I have looked to
something else as my source
when You alone are my provider.
Everyone else is merely resource,
yet I still go elsewhere for what
only You Lord can provide.
Let me see You on mountain-top
of my struggles. Come through
for me as You did in providing
Abraham’s sacrifice. Amen.

Jehovah Jireh My provider
His grace is sufficient
For me, for me, for me
Jehovah Jireh My provider
His grace is sufficient For me
My God shall supply all my needs
According to His riches in glory
He will give His angels
Charge over me
Jehovah Jireh cares for me,
for me, for me
Jehovah Jireh cares for me. Amen.

Praising God thro Classic Hymns

We have been utilising Scripture 
        to   form prayers so that we learn
        to think as God thinks; and pray
   within His will thus pleasing Him.
For 2019, we mediated thro the Word
 on Thanking God & Hearing God. 
   And we begin the first full week of
the new decade with our new series
on Praising God thro Classic Hymns.

From the earliest days of the church,
the singing of hymns has been an
integral part of Christian worship.
In the book of Acts we find Paul
and Silas praying and singing
hymns to God (Acts 16:25) while
chained in the Philippians jail.
And it was the Apostle Paul who
urged believers to “sing psalms
and hymns… to the Lord” (Eph 5:18)

But the tradition of singing in worship
is older than Paul & the early church.
Many centuries earlier, Moses and
His sister Miriam led the nation of
Israel in song after their miraculous
escape through the Red Sea. And
it was King David who composed
numerous psalms expressing both
personal and corporate praise.
And centuries later translations
of the psalms inspire English hymns,
and from there to the rest of world.

Hymn singing is a means for all
believers to express praise to their
Creator and Saviour. It is a way for
all of us to communicate with God
using more than just words. For
it allows us to pour out the grateful
feelings of the heart. So friends,
let’s join the chorus of believers
throughout history as you express
praise and commitment to God.
We’ll be covering 100 classic hymns,
sharing the story behind the hymns,
the scripture that inspires lyrics,
besides prayer response. Look for it!