“And Abraham called the name of the place, The- LORD -Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, ‘In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided.’” (Genesis 22:14)
God tested Abraham’s faith by commanding him to sacrifice his son Isaac. When Isaac inquired where the sacrifice was, his father replied, God will provide. He did. As the lad was stretched out upon the altar, and Abraham raised the knife to strike, God spoke and stopped him. The patriarch looked over and saw a ram, caught by its horns, in a thicket. Isaac was freed and the ram was sacrificed. Thus, the place was named, “Yahweh-Yireh,” the LORD provides.
That ram represents Jesus who provided a substitutionary sacrifice for sinners. Mary had a little Lamb, and named Him Jesus! God provided for our greatest need! Surely, if we can trust Yahweh Yireh for our provision of salvation, we can trust Him for lesser things. Here is the promise: “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” (Rom.8:32)
What do you really need from God today? Call upon the name of the LORD—this name: “Yahweh Yireh.”
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