Yahweh Yireh is the name we call on when we are in need. I know I have called on the name of Jehovah Jireh when the month was long and the money was short, when I was a single mom and the bills were just more than I could handle and I wasn’t sure how I was going to feed the two of us, and when there were things I needed and I just didn’t know how I would get them.
When you are calling on the name of Yahweh Yireh, you are placing trust, full trust, in God. I don’t know about you, but I only call out for help when I am desperate. When I am in need, and I have nowhere else to turn. I am not one who asks for help before things have moved to a dire state.
However, the beauty of Yahweh Yireh is that he already knows. He knew the need before you did. He isn’t withholding help from you; he just wants you to trust Him. He wants you to place the need at his feet and then leave it alone so that he can take care of it.
I think we can all learn from Abraham and Sarah in this name. We have seen how their faith has grown in our own studies from when they took matters into their own hands, and we learned the name El Roi, to when Abraham, again, rushed the process, and we learned the name El Shadday.
And now, we are here where Abraham, in faith, took Isaac up to the mountain. In faith, he only carried the wood and fire. In faith, he knew that God would provide for him EVEN THOUGH he didn’t know how.
Our Abraham, who previously was a ‘fix it myself’ kind of guy, is now a guy of “trusting God’s got this.”
I have read about Abraham a lot through growing up in church, going to a Christian school where I had Bible class every day, being raised in a home where we gathered to read the Bible every night, and having a dad who knows the Bible backwards, forwards, and inside out. However, I did not see the growth in Abraham until I studied these names and took the time to study and take a closer look at what was going on.
As I look back on my own life, I can see where I was a “fix-it-myself” kind of girl and where I am becoming a “God’s got this” kind of woman.
My faith journey is different than yours. I pray you are farther along in your journey than I, but if not, that is ok. Because we will all continue to grow in our faith until we meet Jesus face-to-face. Part of growing in faith is trusting in God. Not just for the little things but in all things.
Abraham knew that God would provide. His faith was so solid that even if he had to put a knife to flesh and take Isaac’s life, God would bring him back because of the promise that El Shadday had made to him.
What if today, we trusted in God’s promises? What if, today, we trusted that God is who he says he is? What if, today, we call on Yahweh Yireh, not out of desperation but out of comfort in knowing that he will provide all things at just the right time?
Yahweh Yireh means “The Lord Provides.” The Lord will provide for you if you place your trust in Him.
Have a great day with Jesus!
