Psalm 23:1 says The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
There is a very difference between needs and wants.’Need’ is a basic
living essential i.e. if you do not have it, you could die while ‘Want ’
is something you feel you need ,or you really desire. God is not only
able to meet your needs but your wants also. The Psalmist say in Psalm
23:1 that even his wants will be catered for. Why is the Lord able to
meet needs and wants? Because according to 1 Corinthians 10:26, the
earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. Genesis 14:22 calls Him the
possessor of heaven and the earth. Because everything belongs to Him, He
is able meet our needs regardless. Have you ever wondered where the
ravens that feed Elijah in 1 Kings 17:2-6 got the bread and meat from?
When the Lord asked Elijah to go to the house of the widow of Zarapheth,
it was because the brook dried up not the bread and meat. God’s supply
can never dry up.
Jehovah Jireh
means the Lord will provide .Sometimes back the Lord helped us to
understand the meaning of Jehovah Jireh. While I was praying, the Holy
Spirit told me to bless a particular sister with a token. I did not
really feel comfortable with the idea because I did not want the sister
to read funny meanings to it. Besides the funny meanings she might read
to it, the amount was quite small and honestly I would have love to give
her more but that was all I had in the world . I thought giving her
such an amount will be an insult and she would get angry and I will be
lucky if all I get is a slap. Anyway I summoned courage and made
attempts to contact her but I did not get through. I tried for three
weeks but for one reason I could not reach her. When I got hold of her
over the phone, I gave her the message from the Lord and she was reduced
to tears. She told me things had gone so bad that she was just managing
until this morning (because I spoke to her in the evening) when things
went from bad to worse. She could not feed herself and her junior
brother. She thanked and prayed for me. A week later, the Holy Spirit
asked me what I learnt from what happened. I said I learnt that you are a
God who meets needs and you can bring help from anywhere. He said not
only that, I make provisions ready long before the needs for it arises .
He further explained to me that when He told me to give her a token,
everything was alright with the sister; she did not really need the
token then. That was why I could not get through to her. Immediately the
need arose, that was when I got through to her. Long before her
situation went from bad to worse, the Lord had made preparations to
cater for her needs. Can I tell you that long before that problem
started, Jehovah Jireh had created a solution? Long before that need
arose, Jehovah Jireh had prepared the resources you need to cater for
the need.
ACTION POINT : Go ahead and thank Him because long
before you were born , he had provided the solutions to every challenges
you will ever face.
Jehovah Jireh means the Lord will provide .Sometimes back the Lord helped us to understand the meaning of Jehovah Jireh. While I was praying, the Holy Spirit told me to bless a particular sister with a token. I did not really feel comfortable with the idea because I did not want the sister to read funny meanings to it. Besides the funny meanings she might read to it, the amount was quite small and honestly I would have love to give her more but that was all I had in the world . I thought giving her such an amount will be an insult and she would get angry and I will be lucky if all I get is a slap. Anyway I summoned courage and made attempts to contact her but I did not get through. I tried for three weeks but for one reason I could not reach her. When I got hold of her over the phone, I gave her the message from the Lord and she was reduced to tears. She told me things had gone so bad that she was just managing until this morning (because I spoke to her in the evening) when things went from bad to worse. She could not feed herself and her junior brother. She thanked and prayed for me. A week later, the Holy Spirit asked me what I learnt from what happened. I said I learnt that you are a God who meets needs and you can bring help from anywhere. He said not only that, I make provisions ready long before the needs for it arises . He further explained to me that when He told me to give her a token, everything was alright with the sister; she did not really need the token then. That was why I could not get through to her. Immediately the need arose, that was when I got through to her. Long before her situation went from bad to worse, the Lord had made preparations to cater for her needs. Can I tell you that long before that problem started, Jehovah Jireh had created a solution? Long before that need arose, Jehovah Jireh had prepared the resources you need to cater for the need.
ACTION POINT : Go ahead and thank Him because long before you were born , he had provided the solutions to every challenges you will ever face.
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