Jesus Christ, the Son of God
Sacrificed His heavenly abode
Walked the earthly ground
To make me His co-heir
Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God
Carried my guilt and shame
Nailed it to the cross
To make me a child of God
Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd
Covered me under His cross
Protected me from the wiles of the enemy
To give me a secure shelter
Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World
Wiped my tears away
With His bleeding hands
To make His face shine on me
Jesus Christ, my only King
Crucified in my place
Resurrected and stomped the enemy
To make me a victorious being
Jesus Christ, the lover of my soul
Showed His love for me
Carried me, when none could
To make me lie by the eternal still waters
Jesus Christ, my all in all
Healed me by His stripes
Cleansed me with His precious blood
Made me whole forever!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Thy Deliverer
Psalm 91:14-16
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
This is a wonderful Psalm of deliverance! Again the deliverance comes to those who set their love upon the Lord God. When you love the Lord, you long to spend time with Him, you sit at His holy feet, you take time to talk to Him, praise Him, worship Him, you seek His precious face and you honor Him with all your heart!
The Lord will set you on high, because you have known His name. When the Lord sets you on high, the world and its traps will not harm you. You will rise up high like an eagle with strong wings, you will run and not be weary, you will walk and not faint (Isaiah 40:31). His name is Emmanuel (Isaiah 7:14), God with us, Jesus (Luke 1:31), the Son of the Highest (Luke 1:32), the Son of God (Luke 1:35), the Savior of the World, the Alpha and Omega (Revelation 1:8), the Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) and the list goes on and on.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. This promise of deliverance is so comforting! Yes, He will answer our prayers; the cry of our heart is well heard by the Master even before it is presented. He is and will be with us in our trouble. Amidst the storm so raging, take heart, He is with you to deliver you and honor you. Endure and stay focused on the Lord. Fix your eyes upon Jesus and the cares of the world will not bother you.
He promises to give us long SATISFYING life and will show His salvation unto us, His children, and the crown of His creation! These promises of deliverance are there for us to claim and stand on. To God be the glory… Amen!
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
This is a wonderful Psalm of deliverance! Again the deliverance comes to those who set their love upon the Lord God. When you love the Lord, you long to spend time with Him, you sit at His holy feet, you take time to talk to Him, praise Him, worship Him, you seek His precious face and you honor Him with all your heart!
The Lord will set you on high, because you have known His name. When the Lord sets you on high, the world and its traps will not harm you. You will rise up high like an eagle with strong wings, you will run and not be weary, you will walk and not faint (Isaiah 40:31). His name is Emmanuel (Isaiah 7:14), God with us, Jesus (Luke 1:31), the Son of the Highest (Luke 1:32), the Son of God (Luke 1:35), the Savior of the World, the Alpha and Omega (Revelation 1:8), the Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) and the list goes on and on.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. This promise of deliverance is so comforting! Yes, He will answer our prayers; the cry of our heart is well heard by the Master even before it is presented. He is and will be with us in our trouble. Amidst the storm so raging, take heart, He is with you to deliver you and honor you. Endure and stay focused on the Lord. Fix your eyes upon Jesus and the cares of the world will not bother you.
He promises to give us long SATISFYING life and will show His salvation unto us, His children, and the crown of His creation! These promises of deliverance are there for us to claim and stand on. To God be the glory… Amen!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
What is thy habitation?
Psalm 91:9-13
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
The promises in these verses are for those who have made the LORD their refuge and their habitation. If you have made the Lord your habitation, you dwell there and seek His refuge at all times. These are perilous times and the adversary like a roaring lion, is walking about, seeking whom he may devour (I Peter 5:8-9). Resist the enemy and he will flee away from you. If you have made the Most High your habitation, He will enable you to resist the devil for He has made us conquerors in Christ Jesus who first loved us (Romans 8:37)!
Promise 1: There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. This promise is actually two-fold. What an amazing promise this is! No evil shall befall those who dwell with the Lord and make Him their habitation. All the wicked plots of the enemy are destroyed as the Spirit of the Lord lifts up a standard against the enemy on our behalf (Isaiah 59:19). No plague shall come near thy dwelling. Plague is a pestilence or an epidemic disease. Who does not desire this promise? We all need good health, free of disease or calamity of any kind. This promise is for His children who dwell with the Lord! I have claimed this promise for me and my family.
Here, I would like to state that God tests His children and tries their faith. I Peter 1:7 says, “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.” Our faith should be in the right place at all times; that is upon God and His precious Word. When you claim a promise of God, you stand on His Word in steadfast faith and the Lord’s Word will come to pass in His time, you will see the salvation of the Lord, you will rejoice at His deliverance and give God the glory! Remember, we are the living epistles read of all men (II Corinthians 3:2-3). When we are tested and our faith is tried, God works in our hearts and changes us into His image from glory to glory (II Corinthians 3:18) as we yield to Him.
Promise 2: For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. This promise states that He commands His angels to keep us in all our ways. We can always ask the Lord to give his angels charge over us to keep us in all our ways. When you or your loved one head out of the house, start a new task, go out into the deep sea (world) to share the good news (gospel of Jesus Christ) and stand for the truth, seek the Lord to give His angels charge over you. The angels shall bear thee up in their hands and will not allow your foot to dash against a stone. When your foot dashes against a stone, it hurts. The hurt some times is bad and the other times it is not so bad. The angels will see to it that you are not hurt. What a mighty protection! Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were cast into the fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar, yet the fire had no power on them, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them (Daniel 3:20-27).
Jesus Christ was tempted in the wilderness after He fasted for forty days and forty nights using Psalm 91:11-12. Jesus Christ, the Lord God left His heavenly abode and was born through Virgin Mary, lived the life of a humble human being, tempted in every way like as we are, yet remained SINLESS and HOLY. This holy Lord alone could go all the way to the cross of calvary to redeem us and provide salvation unto us human beings. Hebrews 2:3 says, “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him.”
Promise 3: Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. This promise says that God will give us power and authority to tread upon the lion, the adder (venomous viper), the young lion and the dragon. The Lord Jesus Christ has given this power to the seventy that He sent out to spread the gospel. Luke 10:19 says, “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” The power that we have is over ALL the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt us!
a) The adversary, devil is referred to as the lion. We are given power over the devil and so we don’t need to be afraid of the attacks of this evil one. God has got us and so the enemy has no power over us.
b) The adder was the snake that tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden. This tempter will come in a very cunning way and so we should be cognizant of its deceptive tricks. Christ defeated the enemy on the CROSS and so we through Him will defeat the enemy!
c) The young lion is a cub or a youngling and soon and very soon it will grow out to be a lion. The same power of the lion rests in this young lion. We should be aware of the young deceivers as well.
d) The dragon is a legendary creature that is featured in myths. It is a fictional character. Lord has given us power over tricks of the devil to deceive us through our imaginations.
Are you ready to enjoy these promises of God? If so, have you made the Lord God’s holy dwelling as your habitation? If not, dwell in the secret place of the Most High and claim these wonderful promises in your life today!
Next: Thy Deliverer
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
The promises in these verses are for those who have made the LORD their refuge and their habitation. If you have made the Lord your habitation, you dwell there and seek His refuge at all times. These are perilous times and the adversary like a roaring lion, is walking about, seeking whom he may devour (I Peter 5:8-9). Resist the enemy and he will flee away from you. If you have made the Most High your habitation, He will enable you to resist the devil for He has made us conquerors in Christ Jesus who first loved us (Romans 8:37)!
Promise 1: There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. This promise is actually two-fold. What an amazing promise this is! No evil shall befall those who dwell with the Lord and make Him their habitation. All the wicked plots of the enemy are destroyed as the Spirit of the Lord lifts up a standard against the enemy on our behalf (Isaiah 59:19). No plague shall come near thy dwelling. Plague is a pestilence or an epidemic disease. Who does not desire this promise? We all need good health, free of disease or calamity of any kind. This promise is for His children who dwell with the Lord! I have claimed this promise for me and my family.
Here, I would like to state that God tests His children and tries their faith. I Peter 1:7 says, “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.” Our faith should be in the right place at all times; that is upon God and His precious Word. When you claim a promise of God, you stand on His Word in steadfast faith and the Lord’s Word will come to pass in His time, you will see the salvation of the Lord, you will rejoice at His deliverance and give God the glory! Remember, we are the living epistles read of all men (II Corinthians 3:2-3). When we are tested and our faith is tried, God works in our hearts and changes us into His image from glory to glory (II Corinthians 3:18) as we yield to Him.
Promise 2: For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. This promise states that He commands His angels to keep us in all our ways. We can always ask the Lord to give his angels charge over us to keep us in all our ways. When you or your loved one head out of the house, start a new task, go out into the deep sea (world) to share the good news (gospel of Jesus Christ) and stand for the truth, seek the Lord to give His angels charge over you. The angels shall bear thee up in their hands and will not allow your foot to dash against a stone. When your foot dashes against a stone, it hurts. The hurt some times is bad and the other times it is not so bad. The angels will see to it that you are not hurt. What a mighty protection! Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were cast into the fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar, yet the fire had no power on them, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them (Daniel 3:20-27).
Jesus Christ was tempted in the wilderness after He fasted for forty days and forty nights using Psalm 91:11-12. Jesus Christ, the Lord God left His heavenly abode and was born through Virgin Mary, lived the life of a humble human being, tempted in every way like as we are, yet remained SINLESS and HOLY. This holy Lord alone could go all the way to the cross of calvary to redeem us and provide salvation unto us human beings. Hebrews 2:3 says, “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him.”
Promise 3: Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. This promise says that God will give us power and authority to tread upon the lion, the adder (venomous viper), the young lion and the dragon. The Lord Jesus Christ has given this power to the seventy that He sent out to spread the gospel. Luke 10:19 says, “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” The power that we have is over ALL the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt us!
a) The adversary, devil is referred to as the lion. We are given power over the devil and so we don’t need to be afraid of the attacks of this evil one. God has got us and so the enemy has no power over us.
b) The adder was the snake that tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden. This tempter will come in a very cunning way and so we should be cognizant of its deceptive tricks. Christ defeated the enemy on the CROSS and so we through Him will defeat the enemy!
c) The young lion is a cub or a youngling and soon and very soon it will grow out to be a lion. The same power of the lion rests in this young lion. We should be aware of the young deceivers as well.
d) The dragon is a legendary creature that is featured in myths. It is a fictional character. Lord has given us power over tricks of the devil to deceive us through our imaginations.
Are you ready to enjoy these promises of God? If so, have you made the Lord God’s holy dwelling as your habitation? If not, dwell in the secret place of the Most High and claim these wonderful promises in your life today!
Next: Thy Deliverer
Monday, March 8, 2010
The Shadow of the Almighty
Psalm 91:1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91 is full of promises for God’s children. I have recently finished reading a book called “Psalm 91” by Peggy Joyce Ruth and God opened my eyes to the many promises embedded in this wonderful Psalm. This is also a Psalm of deliverance!
Who shall abide (rest per NIV) under the shadow of the Almighty? The answer is, only those that dwell in the secret place of the Most High! Abiding under the shadow of the Almighty means to rest under His shadow where you are protected from the snares of the wicked one.
This reminds me of my experience walking from school in the street on a very hot summer day back home in India. When I walk under the shadow of a tree, it felt like heaven. Just standing for a few minutes under the cool shadow of the tree was an amazing experience. I used to look for the trees all along my way until I reached home. This tree only protected me from the scorching heat of the sun but when you rest under the shadow of the Almighty, you are protected from the fiery darts of the wicked one all through your life. You don’t get to rest under the shadow of the Almighty if you don’t dwell in the secret place of the Most High.
Dwelling in the secret place of the Most High means you made the secret place of the Most High your shelter. You constantly (24*7) commune with Him, seek His face, His counsel, His direction, His guidance in your everyday walk of life, praise and worship Him, love Him, adore Him, trust Him and He is your everything! Your will for life is in alignment with His will for yours.
Are you dwelling in the secret place of the Most High? If not make the secret place of the Most High your dwelling place and abide under the shadow of the Almighty. He is Omnipotent God of the Universe and there is NONE in comparison to Him. He desires to protect you and cover you under His precious and mighty wings. With all that we are witnessing in the world today around us, it is high time you seek to dwell at the right place. The only right place to dwell is the secret place of the Most High to be under His shadow!
Next: What is thy habitation?
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91 is full of promises for God’s children. I have recently finished reading a book called “Psalm 91” by Peggy Joyce Ruth and God opened my eyes to the many promises embedded in this wonderful Psalm. This is also a Psalm of deliverance!
Who shall abide (rest per NIV) under the shadow of the Almighty? The answer is, only those that dwell in the secret place of the Most High! Abiding under the shadow of the Almighty means to rest under His shadow where you are protected from the snares of the wicked one.
This reminds me of my experience walking from school in the street on a very hot summer day back home in India. When I walk under the shadow of a tree, it felt like heaven. Just standing for a few minutes under the cool shadow of the tree was an amazing experience. I used to look for the trees all along my way until I reached home. This tree only protected me from the scorching heat of the sun but when you rest under the shadow of the Almighty, you are protected from the fiery darts of the wicked one all through your life. You don’t get to rest under the shadow of the Almighty if you don’t dwell in the secret place of the Most High.
Dwelling in the secret place of the Most High means you made the secret place of the Most High your shelter. You constantly (24*7) commune with Him, seek His face, His counsel, His direction, His guidance in your everyday walk of life, praise and worship Him, love Him, adore Him, trust Him and He is your everything! Your will for life is in alignment with His will for yours.
Are you dwelling in the secret place of the Most High? If not make the secret place of the Most High your dwelling place and abide under the shadow of the Almighty. He is Omnipotent God of the Universe and there is NONE in comparison to Him. He desires to protect you and cover you under His precious and mighty wings. With all that we are witnessing in the world today around us, it is high time you seek to dwell at the right place. The only right place to dwell is the secret place of the Most High to be under His shadow!
Next: What is thy habitation?
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Jehovah-jireh
Genesis 22:11-14
And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
Abraham withstood the test of faith! His test demonstrated that Abraham’s love for God superseded his love for his only son Isaac. Do you have something or someone before God in your life? If so now is the time to give that place to God. The first and the foremost place in your life should be to God and God alone. Abraham was asked to offer his only son as a burnt offering not anywhere close to his home but in the land of Moriah atop a mountain. Moriah represents the lonely place where you and I are tested by God and we are all alone with Him. Moriah is the same as the wilderness experience of Israelites before they reached the Promised Land. If you are at Moriah with God, you are at the best place. Surrender everything to Him and depend on Him for His divine provision. After your Moriah experience you will certainly see the salvation of God and His provision for you will bring out the best praise possible from your heart.
Let us take a quick look at Genesis 22:5. It says, “And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.” These are the words of Abraham to his two young men that accompanied him and his son Isaac. Abraham is asking the young men to stay with the donkey while he and his son proceed to the place where God wanted him to offer Isaac. Special attention needs to be paid to the fact that only Abraham and his son Isaac proceeded to this place. Also notice Abraham’s words: “I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and COME AGAIN TO YOU.” He is certain that both, he and Isaac will come again to the young men. He is stating that he and Isaac will go there and WORSHIP and return as opposed to saying that he will offer Isaac at that place. This place that Abraham and Isaac were headed to is the place of WORSHIP, a place of total SURRENDER to God, a place of enjoying God’s divine provision, a place where Abraham will experience a new dimension of God and a place where he will come victorious withstanding the test of his faith!
Isaac asked his father a very genuine question as to where the lamb for the burnt offering is. See Abraham’s response in Genesis 22:8. “And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.” Abraham was certain of God’s provision of himself as a lamb for a burnt offering. This is a great picture of the salvation of the Lord God through His only son Jesus Christ who was offered as a lamb instead of us. Yes, we are all worthy of crucifixion but God crucified His son Jesus Christ instead of us. Jesus Christ was the Lamb of God. John 1:29 says, “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
In his heart Abraham knew very well the covenant that God established with him. The covenant that God made with Abraham is through his son Isaac. Genesis 17:19 states: “And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.” Abraham knew that God will and has to make a provision for a lamb in order to keep the covenant. His faith was on God’s word and His covenant promise! Do you have faith in God’s Word and His promises for you? Are you wavering in your faith or do you have steadfast faith in God and His Word? If not now is the time to stand in complete faith like Abraham’s. Hold onto God’s promises even when everything around you seems unpromising to you. What appears to you before your eyes will change if you stand on God’s promises in firm faith!
Abraham was ready to offer his son as a sacrifice. Genesis 22:10 says, “And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.” Just when he was about to do this, the angel of the Lord stopped him by calling him out of heaven. The angel is commending Abraham for not withholding his son, his only son Isaac from God. When Abraham lifted up his eyes he saw a ram caught in a thicket by his horns. Here is God’s provision for Abraham’s offering: a ram in place of Isaac. Yes, God’s eternal provision of salvation for us is Jesus Christ in place of our own lives. God loved us so much that He offered His son Jesus Christ for our sakes.
Abraham called that place Jehovah-jireh which is interpreted as “The LORD will provide”. He is our provider just as He was a provider unto Abraham. Through God’s provision for Abraham, God kept His covenant promise. Through God’s provision to you, God will keep His promises if you stand on Him and His promises. How will God prove Himself as a MIGHTY PROVIDER if you don’t submit to Him completely? He has to use you and me to implement His promises through us. Are you willing to completely surrender to Him and enjoy His divine provision today to praise Him in a NEW way with a NEW SONG? He is my Jehovah-jireh!!! Is He yours?
Next: The Shadow of the Almighty
And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
Abraham withstood the test of faith! His test demonstrated that Abraham’s love for God superseded his love for his only son Isaac. Do you have something or someone before God in your life? If so now is the time to give that place to God. The first and the foremost place in your life should be to God and God alone. Abraham was asked to offer his only son as a burnt offering not anywhere close to his home but in the land of Moriah atop a mountain. Moriah represents the lonely place where you and I are tested by God and we are all alone with Him. Moriah is the same as the wilderness experience of Israelites before they reached the Promised Land. If you are at Moriah with God, you are at the best place. Surrender everything to Him and depend on Him for His divine provision. After your Moriah experience you will certainly see the salvation of God and His provision for you will bring out the best praise possible from your heart.
Let us take a quick look at Genesis 22:5. It says, “And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.” These are the words of Abraham to his two young men that accompanied him and his son Isaac. Abraham is asking the young men to stay with the donkey while he and his son proceed to the place where God wanted him to offer Isaac. Special attention needs to be paid to the fact that only Abraham and his son Isaac proceeded to this place. Also notice Abraham’s words: “I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and COME AGAIN TO YOU.” He is certain that both, he and Isaac will come again to the young men. He is stating that he and Isaac will go there and WORSHIP and return as opposed to saying that he will offer Isaac at that place. This place that Abraham and Isaac were headed to is the place of WORSHIP, a place of total SURRENDER to God, a place of enjoying God’s divine provision, a place where Abraham will experience a new dimension of God and a place where he will come victorious withstanding the test of his faith!
Isaac asked his father a very genuine question as to where the lamb for the burnt offering is. See Abraham’s response in Genesis 22:8. “And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.” Abraham was certain of God’s provision of himself as a lamb for a burnt offering. This is a great picture of the salvation of the Lord God through His only son Jesus Christ who was offered as a lamb instead of us. Yes, we are all worthy of crucifixion but God crucified His son Jesus Christ instead of us. Jesus Christ was the Lamb of God. John 1:29 says, “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
In his heart Abraham knew very well the covenant that God established with him. The covenant that God made with Abraham is through his son Isaac. Genesis 17:19 states: “And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.” Abraham knew that God will and has to make a provision for a lamb in order to keep the covenant. His faith was on God’s word and His covenant promise! Do you have faith in God’s Word and His promises for you? Are you wavering in your faith or do you have steadfast faith in God and His Word? If not now is the time to stand in complete faith like Abraham’s. Hold onto God’s promises even when everything around you seems unpromising to you. What appears to you before your eyes will change if you stand on God’s promises in firm faith!
Abraham was ready to offer his son as a sacrifice. Genesis 22:10 says, “And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.” Just when he was about to do this, the angel of the Lord stopped him by calling him out of heaven. The angel is commending Abraham for not withholding his son, his only son Isaac from God. When Abraham lifted up his eyes he saw a ram caught in a thicket by his horns. Here is God’s provision for Abraham’s offering: a ram in place of Isaac. Yes, God’s eternal provision of salvation for us is Jesus Christ in place of our own lives. God loved us so much that He offered His son Jesus Christ for our sakes.
Abraham called that place Jehovah-jireh which is interpreted as “The LORD will provide”. He is our provider just as He was a provider unto Abraham. Through God’s provision for Abraham, God kept His covenant promise. Through God’s provision to you, God will keep His promises if you stand on Him and His promises. How will God prove Himself as a MIGHTY PROVIDER if you don’t submit to Him completely? He has to use you and me to implement His promises through us. Are you willing to completely surrender to Him and enjoy His divine provision today to praise Him in a NEW way with a NEW SONG? He is my Jehovah-jireh!!! Is He yours?
Next: The Shadow of the Almighty
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Sarah Gave Birth to Isaac
Genesis 21:1-6
And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
The Almighty God is a promise-keeper! If He has promised us something, even though it doesn’t come to pass right away, it sure will come to pass in God’s time. Ecclesiastes 3:11 says, “He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.” No man can find out the awesome work God does from the beginning to the end. Look at Genesis 21:1, it starts out saying “And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said and the LORD did unto Sarah as He had spoken”.
Sarah conceived and bare Abraham a son in his old age at the set time of which God spoke to Abraham. The set time is mentioned in Genesis 17:21 where it says, “But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.” When Abraham and Sarah had their son they both were well stricken in age. They had no hope in having a child at this age, yet God kept His promise and the promise came through at God’s appointed time. Abraham called his son Isaac just as God said (Genesis 17:19). Abraham kept the covenant between God and himself by circumcising his son Isaac when he was eight days old.
God truly made Sarah to laugh and rejoice just as Mary rejoiced in God her savior (Luke 1:46-47). See how beautifully Lord God blessed Abraham and Sarah in His time! Do you trust the Lord for everything and in everything? His promises to us, His children are all in the Word of God. If God said He will do it, He will! Put your whole-hearted trust in Him and do not entertain an iota of doubt. If it seems like an aeon has passed by and yet you are waiting on Him to see His promise fulfilled, just rejoice in Him, He will come through!
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And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
The Almighty God is a promise-keeper! If He has promised us something, even though it doesn’t come to pass right away, it sure will come to pass in God’s time. Ecclesiastes 3:11 says, “He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.” No man can find out the awesome work God does from the beginning to the end. Look at Genesis 21:1, it starts out saying “And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said and the LORD did unto Sarah as He had spoken”.
Sarah conceived and bare Abraham a son in his old age at the set time of which God spoke to Abraham. The set time is mentioned in Genesis 17:21 where it says, “But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.” When Abraham and Sarah had their son they both were well stricken in age. They had no hope in having a child at this age, yet God kept His promise and the promise came through at God’s appointed time. Abraham called his son Isaac just as God said (Genesis 17:19). Abraham kept the covenant between God and himself by circumcising his son Isaac when he was eight days old.
God truly made Sarah to laugh and rejoice just as Mary rejoiced in God her savior (Luke 1:46-47). See how beautifully Lord God blessed Abraham and Sarah in His time! Do you trust the Lord for everything and in everything? His promises to us, His children are all in the Word of God. If God said He will do it, He will! Put your whole-hearted trust in Him and do not entertain an iota of doubt. If it seems like an aeon has passed by and yet you are waiting on Him to see His promise fulfilled, just rejoice in Him, He will come through!
Next: Jehovah-jireh
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