WHY DOES GOD PROVIDE? (6 OF 7)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Genesis 22:1-14
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Why Does God Provide? (6 of 7)
Series: The Father Figure
Jeff Strite
Genesis 22:1-14
A boy and his mother had gone to the corner drug store to buy a few items. And there on the counter was a candy jar. The little boy stood mesmerized looking up the jar filled with all that candy, and the owner smiled as he watched. He gently said the boy ''you want some of this candy?''
The boy nodded, and the manager said ''well go ahead and stick your hand in the jar and take a handful''. But the boy just stood there and didn't move.
Again the owner said, ''go ahead. It's OK. Just reach in and get a handful of candy''. But the boy still continued to just stand there and stare at the jar.
Finally, the owner reached in the jar and pulled out some of the candy and gave it to the boy who filled his pockets.
When they got outside the mother asked him ''why didn't you take that handful of candy when the man told you it was O.K.?''
The boy smiled and said, ''because his hands are bigger than mine''.
That's one smart kid!
He knew if he put his hand in the jar he wouldn't get nearly as much candy as when the owner did it for him. So he waited for the owner to PROVIDE for him! Because, if the owner provided for him, he'd get more than he would have gotten by himself.
In our text today, we find that Abraham learned that very lesson. In answer to his son's question about where the sacrifice was, Abraham said, ''God will PROVIDE for himself the lamb for a burnt offering'' Genesis 22:8
And later, when God did supply the Ram for the sacrifice ''Abraham called the name of that place, ''The LORD will provide''; as it is said to this day, ''On the mount of the LORD it shall be PROVIDED.'' Genesis 22:14
The Hebrew phrase used here is ''Jehovah Jireh'' - which means ''The LORD will provide.'' We folks don't often use that phrase ''Jehovah Jireh. Instead we have an English term ''providence'' - which essentially means ''God provides.''
Now, what interesting ...
Series: The Father Figure
Jeff Strite
Genesis 22:1-14
A boy and his mother had gone to the corner drug store to buy a few items. And there on the counter was a candy jar. The little boy stood mesmerized looking up the jar filled with all that candy, and the owner smiled as he watched. He gently said the boy ''you want some of this candy?''
The boy nodded, and the manager said ''well go ahead and stick your hand in the jar and take a handful''. But the boy just stood there and didn't move.
Again the owner said, ''go ahead. It's OK. Just reach in and get a handful of candy''. But the boy still continued to just stand there and stare at the jar.
Finally, the owner reached in the jar and pulled out some of the candy and gave it to the boy who filled his pockets.
When they got outside the mother asked him ''why didn't you take that handful of candy when the man told you it was O.K.?''
The boy smiled and said, ''because his hands are bigger than mine''.
That's one smart kid!
He knew if he put his hand in the jar he wouldn't get nearly as much candy as when the owner did it for him. So he waited for the owner to PROVIDE for him! Because, if the owner provided for him, he'd get more than he would have gotten by himself.
In our text today, we find that Abraham learned that very lesson. In answer to his son's question about where the sacrifice was, Abraham said, ''God will PROVIDE for himself the lamb for a burnt offering'' Genesis 22:8
And later, when God did supply the Ram for the sacrifice ''Abraham called the name of that place, ''The LORD will provide''; as it is said to this day, ''On the mount of the LORD it shall be PROVIDED.'' Genesis 22:14
The Hebrew phrase used here is ''Jehovah Jireh'' - which means ''The LORD will provide.'' We folks don't often use that phrase ''Jehovah Jireh. Instead we have an English term ''providence'' - which essentially means ''God provides.''
Now, what interesting ...
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