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Jehovah Jireh My Provider

The song Jehovah Jireh My Provider

was composed by Merla Watson
in 1974 & published under Universal.
The phrase “Jehovah Jireh”
is a Hebrew name for God that
means “The Lord Will Provide.”
In the Genesis 22 story, God tested
Abraham’s faith by asking him
to sacrifice his son Isaac as a
burnt offering.Abraham obediently
followed God’s command and
took Isaac to Mount Moriah.
As they were about to proceed
with the sacrifice, an angel
stopped Abraham and provided
a ram as a substitute for Isaac.
The song Jehovah Jireh is often
sung to celebrate God’s provision
and faithfulness in our lives.

Lord, You are Jehovah Jireh:
Sometime later God tested
Abraham. He said to him: Abraham!
‘Here I am, he replied. Then God
said:Take your son, your only son,
Isaac, whom you love and go
to Moriah. Sacrifice Him there
as a burnt offering on one of the
mountains I’ll tell you (Gen 22:1-3).
Abraham 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
withhold your son, your only son
from Me. Then Abraham lifted his
eyes and there was a ram caught
in a thicket by its horns. So,
Abraham took the ram & 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).

Lord, how my life will change
when I say “Here I am” I don’t know
for sure. It might require laying down
of a dream that I long held tightly.
But Lord You are my Provider
and You work things for good.
You are the one I can put my trust
since it is also well within Your will.
So I present myself to You, to be
activated by Your voice. Here I am
while I am yielded and still. Amen.

Lord, realise that Abraham saw
Your willingness and ability to keep
promises even if it took a miracle.
Know that You wanted Abraham
to sacrifice Isaac in his heart so that
he learn to trust God completely.
Lord, obeying You may often be
quite a struggle for it may mean
giving up something we truly want.
Help us Lord when tested that we
will not complain but trust You.Amen

Lord Jehovah Jireh, my provider,
at this juncture, I appeal to this
name perhaps more than any other.
In Your lovingkindness, let me know
You in the truest form of this name.
In Your mercy, let me see You on
the mountain-top of my struggles.
Come through for me as You Lord
did in providing Abraham’s sacrifice.
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

Almighty God El Shaddai

“El Shaddai” is a hymn written
by Michael Card & John Thomson.
It was first released in 1981 and has
since become a popular worship
song. The title El Shaddai is the
Hebrew name for God Almighty.
The hymn explores the devine
attributes & character of God,
emphasizing His power, strength
and faithfulness. The lyrics of
El Shaddai draw inspiration from
Genesis 17 where God reveals
Himself to Abraham as El Shaddai.

All Praise be to Lord El Shaddai:
When Abram was 99 years old,
the LORD appeared to him & said
I am God Almighty (El Shaddai);
walk before me faithfully and
be blameless. Then I will make
my covenant between me and
you and will greatly increase
your numbers. Abram fell facedown
and God said… this is my covenant
with you. You will be the father
of many nations (Gen 17:1-4).
And I will establish My covenant
between Me and you and your
descendants after you… for
an everlasting covenant… Also
I give to you and your descendants
after you… all the land of Canaan
as an everlasting possession
and I will be their God (v7-8).

Lord El Shaddai, You are great
and You are mighty in power.
Your wisdom knows no limits;
and Your might knows no bounds.
As the heavens are higher than the
earth,so Yr ways higher than mine.
Surround me with grace & blessings
even as who sit enthroned in might.
And Thank You for establishing the
Abrahamic covenant, thru which You
have truly blessed all nations. Amen

Lord El Shaddai, look upon me with
a gracious heart and witness the
struggles I face. Have compassion
for You see me seeking to follow
You and yet failing to do it well
Forgive me when I am unfaithful
for You Lord have asked me to
walk faithfully and be blameless.
Let Christ’s blood cover me
even as I seek Your grace. Amen.

Lord El Shaddai, show us how to
honour You with our faith, just as
Abraham did throughout his life.
Help us to stay committed to You,
our King & Your kingdom agenda.
Trust You will fulfil Your promise
to Your people of an everlasting
possession of the promised land.
And in Your mercy, cause suffering
to cease over the land and bring
back shalom peace. Amen & amen.

Breathe on Me Breath of God

Edwin Hatch was a learned man
who could string together sentences
filled with many-syllable words.
After all, he was a distinguished
theologian and lecturer in ecclesiastical history at Oxford.
But when it came to expressing
his faith, Hatch was as simple as
a child. This hymn is filled with
one-syllable words and is a simple
heartfelt prayer. At man’s creation,
Jehovah (Relational) God breathed
and man became a living person
(Genesis 2:7). At our re-creation
through Jesus, the breath of God
brings spiritual life and power.

All Praise be to Jehovah:
And on the seventh day God ended
His work which He had done,
and He rested on the seventh
day from all His work which
He had done (Genesis 2:2).
This is the account of the
heavens and the earth when
they were created, in the day
that the LORD (Jehovah) God
made earth and heaven (v4).
And the Lord God formed man
of the dust of the ground, and
breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life; and man became
a living being (Genesis 2:7).

Lord Jehovah, You are worthy
of all praise and adoration.
You are the God who made
the heavens and the earth.
You rule over all, and yet You also
seek relationship with Your creation.
Thank You for sustaining our
lives and delighting in our souls.
Thank You for not only being high
and lifted up but also dwelling
among the lowly. Thank You for
desiring to Be Close to us. Amen.

Jehovah, I come before You with
a heart of contrition, knowing that
I often have not honoured You
enough as Lord & master of my life.
You’re a Relational God who desires
to walk with me just as You walked
with Adam & Eve in the early days.
Slow my steps so that abiding
with You will become a way of life.
And dear Jehovah Relational God
please Draw Me Close to You. Amen

Lord, Breathe on me Breath of God
Fill me with life anew,
That I may love what Thou dost love
And do what Thou wouldst do…
Breathe on me Breath of God,
Until my heart is pure,
Until with Thee I will one will,
To do and to endure…
Breathe on me Breath of God,
Till I am wholly Thine,
Till all this earthly part of me
Glows with Thy fire divine. Amen.

This Is My Father’s World

Maltbie Babcock was a champion
swimmer and he kept himself
in shape by running. When he was
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church in Lockport New York,
he would run out in early morning
to the brow of the hill two miles
away and look over Lake Ontario.
Before he left, he would tell his
church staff: I am going out to see
my Father’s world. Babcock loved
athletics and nature, as well as
playing music on the organ,
piano and violin. So it was not
strange that he would write a hymn
extolling God’s handiwork in nature.

Lord, thank You for Creating Us:
Then God said: Let the waters
under the heavens be gathered…
and let the dry land appear…
Then God said: Let the earth
bring forth grass… and fruit trees…
Then God said: Let the waters
abound with living creatures
and let birds fly… (Gen 1:9-20).
Then God said: Let Us Make man
in Our Image, according to Our
likeness; let them have dominion
over all the earth… So God
created man in His own image…
male and female… Then God
blessed them and said to them:
Be fruitful and multiply; fill the
earth and subdue it (Gen 1:26-28).
Then God saw everything
that He had made, and indeed
it was Very Good (Gen 1:31).

Lord, I thank You for creating me
and because I am wonderfully
made in Your image. Thank You
that everything about me: physical
features, the way I think and my
talents is handcrafted by You.
And thanks for the opportunity
to live in this wonderful world
which is also Your creation. Amen

Lord, I acknowledge that You are
the Giver and Sustainer of my life.
Help me to cultivate a life of
thanksgiving and be constantly
aware that You’re always with me,
caring, guiding, protecting me.
I will ever be thankful for the life &
goodness You’ve blessed me with.
And as each day the Lord makes,
I’ll rejoice and be glad in it. Amen.

This is my Father’s world,
And to my listening ears
All nature sings & round me rings
The music of the spheres.
This is my Father’s world:
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies & seas
His hand the wonders wrought…
This is my Father’s world,
The birds their carols raise;
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,
He speaks to me everywhere.
This is my Father’s world:
O let me ne’re forget That though
the wrong seems oft so strong,
God Is the Ruler yet. Amen.

Adoring God thru Thanks & Praise

Dear Brothers & Sisters In Christ,
It’s my conviction that the path
to intentional discipleship is to
grow towards spiritual maturity
by nurturing key disciple attitudes:
a) Seeking God especially when
we have challenges, thru prayers,
waiting upon Him & being watchful.
b) Trusting God. Humans due to
self centredness tends to unbelief.
And we ought to trust God for
His goodness, might and especially
His faithfulness, for as a covenantal
God given us numerous promises.
c) Adoring God. But mankind
following the Fall just did not
adore Him but seek own ways.
And Apostle Paul said in Romans
1:21 that they did not glorify Him
nor were thankful (and) became
futile in their thoughts and their
foolish hearts were darkened.

We have to learn to adore God;
especially through Thanking God
for what He has done for us
and Praising God for who He is.
And worship is an excellent way
to thank and praise God through
hymns and spiritual songs,
which not only engage the mind
and heart but also our emotion.

Beginning this week, we will be
meditating on a new series on
Adoring God thru Thanks & Praise.
Like the two previous series
(Seeking God thru Biblical Prayers
& Trusting God thru His Promises),
we will systematically cover
Adoring God in one year, over six
phases guided by Biblical genres.

From the earliest days of the church,
the singing of hymns & spiritual songs has been an integral part of Christian worship. It is a means
for believers to express praise to
their Creator and Saviour. It’s a way
for us to communicate with God
using more than just words. For
it allows us to pour out the grateful
feelings of the heart as well as
to express commitment to God.
We’ll be sharing the story behind
the hymns and spiritual songs,
the scripture that inspires lyrics,
besides prayer response. Look for it!

Trusting God through His Promises

Over the last twelve months, we
have been meditating on the theme:
Trusting God thru His Promises.
We know the importance of prayer
in our lives; and there are so much
to pray about for ourselves and
for others: dreams, hopes & plans.
But often we are held up by doubts:
Does God care about our requests?
How valuable then it is to pray back
to God the very promises found
in His Word. When we speak God’s
very words back to Him, we no
longer wonder if this is something
God cares about, for He brought
it up in the very first place.

Lord, each time when You reveal
something of Your nature, You are
promising us that You will be true
to that nature in any circumstance.
We know by promising and then
performing what U promised, You’ll
awaken in us expectation & desire
and find outlets in prayer of faith.
Praise You that Your promises are
rock solid; and that Your very nature
and character stand behind them.
Grant us faith not only to merely
believe Your Word but also to act
on it. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

We are meditating through the Bible,
which is organised by genres:
Laws, History, Poetry and Prophets…
Before we start new series this year,
here’s the key thots from NT letters,
which define how God’s newly
redeemed and reconciled people
are to live in the present age
as they await the Lord’s return.
Their main concerns lie in the
instruction, encouragement and
exhortation of God’s people.

S17:Praising G Releases Power(A16)
S24: Spirit Helps in Distress(Rom 8)
Oct 1: Spirit Gives Insights (1Cor 2)
Oct8:G Comforts & Delivers(2Cor2)
Oct15:G Adopts Us Children (Gal 4)
Oct22:Christ Gives Sp Gifts (Eph 4)
O29:G Completes Good Work(Phil1)
Nov5:God of Peace Sanctifies(1Th5)
Nov 12: God Is Patient to You (1Tim1)
N19: G Stands By t Faithful (2Tim 4)
Nov 26: God Keeps Promises (Heb6)
Dec 3: God Completes You(Heb 13)
D10: God Urges Living Faith (Jas 2)
D17: G Enables Godly Living(2Pet 1)
D24: God Listens to Prayers (1Jn 5)
D31:G Makes All Things New (Rev21)
Navigation: Click PrayerThots.com
Scroll to Calendar, Select mth & day.

God Making All Things New

Following judgments of the 7 vials,
John sees the doom of Babylon.
And a great multitude sings praises
ahead of the marriage of the Lamb.
A white horse emerges, mounted
by the King of Kings who destroys
the beast and the false prophet…
setting the stage for a new heaven
and new earth, where God and His
people live in intimate fellowship.

Lord, You will Restore All Things:
I saw a new heaven & a new earth…
I saw New Jerusalem (Rev 21:1-2).
And I heard a loud voice from the
throne saying: Look God’s dwelling
place is now among the people,
and He Will Dwell with them…
And God will wipe every tear
from their eyes. There will be no
more death or mourning or pain…
… I am making everything New!
… these words are trustworthy
and true (Rev 21:3-5). And…
the glory of God illuminates the city
and… the nations of the earth will
Walk in its Light (v23-24). Amen.

Father, when I am sad, keep me
from despair; and remind me that
Christ has defeated sin and death.
Grateful Lord that the day is
coming when the world will be
put right and all sorrow will cease.
Thanks for the promise of making
everything new and of making
heaven a place of infinite joy for us.
Praise Yr mighty & holy name. Amen

Lord, help us to see not just the
present challenges, but also the
future that You have planned for us.
Flood our minds and hearts with
Your light; grant us wisdom and help
us find the way out of dark places.
Illuminate Your Word and assure
us that a wonderful future awaits.
Help us to take the long-term view;
and keep us from impatience and
faithlessness. In Jesus’ name, Amen

Lord, Thanks for illuminating Your
Word, taught me & comforted me.
Even as Your light has changed
my life, grant me wisdom and help
me find my way out of dark places.
Look forward to the day when we
can walk in a city where the Lamb
is the light. And look forward to
see that light fully and to bask
in the light of Your glory. Amen.

Trusting God thru His Promises

The purpose of Revelation is to
reveal the full identity of Christ
and to give warning and hope
to believers. And just as the
first book of the Bible (Genesis)
provides the opening chapter
of God’s redemption program, so
the last book (Revelation) supplies
the conclusion as it describes
the return of Jesus Christ and the
creation of a new heaven & earth.

On Mon, we learn fr Rev 1 that God
Made us Priests in His Kingdom.
On Tuesday, we learn from Rev 3
that God Longs Being Close to Us.
On Wed, we learn from Rev 8-12
that God Gives Hope in Gloom.
On Thursday, we learn from Rev 15
that God Is Almighty & Marvellous.
On Friday, we learn from Rev 20
that God Promises Victory Over Evil.
On Saturday, we learn from Rev 21
that God Makes All Things New.

Let us humble ourselves and pray
and seek His face. Help us O God
be Christ’s disciples who trust You:
For You God long being close to us
and make us priests in Yr kingdom;
For You are almighty & marvellous
and give us hope in gloomy times;
For You promise ultimate victory
and You will make all things new;
And You truly keep Your promises
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.