Open Heaven 5 November
MEMORISE: Genesis 22:14 – “And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah jireh: as it is said to this day, in the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.”
BIBLE READING: 1 Kings 17:12-16 (KJV)
12 So she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar; and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.”
13 And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son. 14 For thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.’ ”
15 So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. 16 The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah.
Read yesterday’s Open Heaven Devotional here
The name Jehovah Jireh means ‘The Lord will provide’. This means God’s provision is guaranteed. David described this truth in Psalm 23:1: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. My prayer is that this will be your experience too, in Jesus’ name. Our God is more than able to meet all our needs. Even today, the Lord will miraculously meet those needs that may be about to put you to shame, in Jesus’ name. David had multiple experiences of God’s provision and they reflect in his numerous Psalms.
For example, he describes the Lord God as: …A very present help in trouble. – Psalm 46:1 God is always on time. If the Present Help in trouble had not shown up on time for the widow of Zarephath, as seen in our Bible text today, the story would have been like that of the woman who killed her child for food in (2 Kings 6:25-29). However, for Jehovah Jireh to come to your aid, you need to have the same spiritual conviction exhibited by the widow. One of her virtues is that she believed in the God of Prophet Elijah. She knew that the God Elijah served is alive. She knew what He could do. She trusted in Him completely and was thus able to obey Elijah’s instructions. Her obedience led to her receiving the blessing of multiplication.
The Bible says in (2 Chronicles 20:20): …Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. Beloved, if we believe in this Great Provider, it will show in how we lead our lives. We would not doubt His promises and so would respond in faith to His directives. We would not be cutting corners in order to achieve things in life because the Bible says “…Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed” – (Romans 10:11). The God who provided for Abraham shall always be there for us. The widow in our story today was a woman of faith who believed in the God of Israel.
She demonstrated this for the man of God. Do you hold God in high esteem? If you do, it will show in how you treat your Pastor and the words of his mouth. May Jehovah Jireh be there for you always, in Jesus, name.
PRAYER POINT: Father, You are the only One who can provide for all my needs. Please send help to me today, in the mighty of Jesus.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 1-6
Thank you for studying today’s Open Heaven – Jehovah Jireh – written by Pastor Enoch A.
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Open Heaven 5 November 2021
