Jireh: God our Provider
During the season of Lent, many Christians and some non-Christians consider something they would like to eliminate in their lives. Lent is a season to spiritually prepare for the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection on Easter. The earliest dated mention of a 40-day period of observing Lent can be found in the Canons of Nicea, dated around 325BC.
We want to look at this practice of elimination from another perspective this year.
With our next teaching series, Jireh, we are taking a deeper dive into the truth that God is our provider. He is the very source of our lives and not the things of this world.
God provides for us in various ways in each season of our lives.
Jireh means “God Provides.“
We have seen him provide in anxious times…
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
…in desperate times…
But the people of Israel had walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, as the water stood up like a wall on both sides.
…in dry times…
You satisfy me more than the richest feast.
I will praise you with songs of joy.
…in prosperous times…
And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.
