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El-Roi (Genesis 16:13), June 8, 2017

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  1. Thanks for joining me today for “A Little Walk with God.” I’m your host Richard Agee.
  2. Today the name of God we consider is El-Roi, the strong one who sees.
  3. Scripture
    1. Genesis 16:13
    2. She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.”
  4. Devotional
    1. El-Roi, the strong one who sees
    2. I expect we have all hit that point in our life at one time or another when we think no one care about us. No one sees our plight. No one would notice if we just disappeared from the face of the earth.
    3. Drama of the Old Testament
      1. Unlike the stories of other heroes
      2. Points out the flaws and failures of those we should emulate
      3. Abraham, father of the Israelite nation
      4. Promised a son who and progeny that would be the spark of a nation that was innumerable
      5. At 100 he had no children
    4. Sarah gives her maidservant to Abraham in an effort to help God along
      1. Common practice for barren women
      2. Servant acted as surrogate and their child became the heir of the estate
      3. Adopted into the family
      4. Hagar became arrogant and took liberties with Sarah she should not have taken
      5. Sarah drove Hagar and Ishmael away
    5. Hagar, though a servant, lived in luxury and wasn’t prepared to survive in the desert
      1. Alone
      2. Lost
      3. Without hope
      4. In despair, resigned to die in the wilderness
    6. God, in His strength and power, sees her
      1. God does not abandon her as Abraham did
      2. God sees her despair and hopelessness
      3. God recognizes her need
      4. God intervenes and provides water and food for Hagar and Ismael
    7. Important aspect of the story
      1. God doesn’t take Hagar out of her difficult circumstances
      2. He tells her to go back into the situation from which she fled
      3. God puts her back under Sarah’s thumb
      4. Bt with a promise
      5. Ismael will also become a great nation, and he did
  5. If you want to learn more about my church, you can find us at SAF.church. If you like the devotional, share it with someone. If you don’t, tell me. I hope you’ll join me again tomorrow for “A Little Walk with God.”

The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society All rights reserved. In accordance with the requirements for FTC full disclosure, I may have affiliate relationships with some or all of the producers of the items mentioned in this post who may provide a small commission to me when purchased through this site.

Jehovah-Jirah, The Lord will provide (Genesis 22:13-14), June 3, 2017

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Today’s Podcast


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  1. Thanks for joining me today for “A Little Walk with God.” I’m your host Richard Agee.
  2. What a beautiful name for God. Jehovah-Jirah, the Lord will provide. Do you believe that today?
  3. Scripture
    1. Genesis 22:13-14
    2. 13 Abraham glanced up and saw a ram behind him with its horns caught in the thicket. He went over, dislodged the ram, and offered it up as a burnt offering in the place of his son. 14 From that day forward, Abraham called that place, “The Eternal One will provide.” Because of this, people still today say, “On the Mount of the Eternal, all will be provided.”
  4. Devotional
    1. It’s a beautiful story.
      1. Abraham is old
      2. Isaac, the promised descendant through whom a nation will be built is a teenage
      3. God tells Abraham to sacrifice his son on Mount Moriah
      4. Load up the caravan with everything necessary for the journey and sacrifice, didn’t tell anyone yet
      5. Leaves servants at the base of the mountain
      6. Isaac carries the wood
      7. Isaac lets his 115 year old father tie him up after he builds the altar, arranges the wood, and crawls onto the altar
      8. Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son
      9. Lifts the knife and starts to plunge it into his son’s chest
      10. An angel grabs his wrist
    2. God points Abraham to a ram caught in the brush
      1. Spare your son and sacrifice the ram
      2. The Lord will provide
      3. He provided a substitute for his son
      4. He provides a substitute for our punishment
      5. He provides a substitute for our penalty of death
      6. God provides what we need when we need it
    3. Today worship Jehovah-Jirah, the Lord will provide
      1. Think of those times in your past God came through at just the right time and provided for you
      2. Think of His faithfulness to your needs
      3. Know He stands beside you as Jehovah-Jirah today, the Lord will provide
      4. Not all our wants, but all our needs, in just the right way and at just the right time
  5. If you want to learn more about my church, you can find us at SAF.church. If you like the devotional, share it with someone. If you don’t, tell me. I hope you’ll join me again tomorrow for “A Little Walk with God.”

The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society All rights reserved. In accordance with the requirements for FTC full disclosure, I may have affiliate relationships with some or all of the producers of the items mentioned in this post who may provide a small commission to me when purchased through this site.