Abraham
has been my ‘go-to’ person in the Bible while we’ve been on our journey into
missions. I really love his FAITH. He’s the guy who:
· Believed God when He said “You will have a son…you will be the Father
of a great nation’’ when it seemed impossible...and Sara laughed. (Heb 11:11)
· Chose to believe in ALL of God’s promises, though he wasn’t
perfect, and made some poor choices along the way. (Gen 20)
· Picked up his family, his home, his animals, EVERYTHING….and
went… “not knowing where he was going”...just trusting God. (Gen 12:4)
· Trusted God to provide a sacrifice, or raise Isaac, when God
asked him to sacrifice his son on the altar. (Gen 22:8,13)
· Made me see we all have ‘’Isaacs” that we need to be willing to
offer up to God with open hands and hearts, trusting God. (Let me just insert here that one my favorite poems is called “Give Me
Your Isaac” by Beth Moore-worth the 'google'.)
Honestly
why am I going on and on about Abraham?
Abraham named the place where God spared Isaac and provided the
ram in his place ‘Yahweh-Yireh’ (which means "the LORD will
provide") "On the mountain of the LORD it will be
provided." (Genesis 22:14 NLT)
Yahweh
Jireh (Yireh): “The
Lord will provide.”
We had a mountain of our own last week. We needed to pay Katie’s hospital bill...over $2,000 that insurance wouldn’t cover. Shonn put it in his binder and planned to pay online this past Wednesday but then we got a call that afternoon. Kayce, a good friend of Katie’s, works in the billing department of the hospital and said that she thought Katie would qualify for some assistance with her bill. I got a text that evening...it said that the entire bill, including the hospital, radiologist, and anesthesiologist, was PAID IN FULL. Praise God, our Provider!
We all have mountains to climb but HE IS truly Yahweh Jireh! I know that the God of Abraham is my God and will certainly supply all our needs as we continue to seek and trust Him.
Because
of Him,
Shonn
and Lori Foy
“Now all glory
to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work in us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might
ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen”. Ephesians 3:20, 21 NLT
This is such a great example of His provision! Thank you for sharing it - I am thrilled for you and encouraged by the reminder. Praying for you as you continue to follow Him on this exciting new journey! (Brenda S.)
ReplyDeleteIt was SUCH a great reminder for us that God knows exactly what we need in this journey, whether it's the big things or the little! We've had sooo many blessings along the way :-) Thank you, Brenda, for your prayers!!
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