the lord will provide
so, the book i am "reading" (and i use the term loosely) right now is Praying the Names of God. it's perfect for me because it gives a smidgen of teaching and lots of room for meditation and prayer. i tend to go for the brainy stuff, focus on learning more about god, rather than getting to know him more. i know that's not bad, but i need some help in balancing it out at times.
Yireh comes from the hebrew word "raah" which means to see. the word provision comes from two latin words that mean to see beforehand. What that means is that to god the seeing and the providing are the same thing. so it's not so accurate to say god sees and provides. to god the seeing is the providing. he cannot see and not provide. just by the fact he sees beforehand, he is providing. that amazes me. to be able to see beforehand seems mystical, it conjures up images of gypsy fortunetellers with turbans and crystal balls, that machine from the movie"Big". but the idea that for my god seeing and acting on my behalf are inseparably linked is beyond humbling. it provides comfort beyond what i have known, even in god, up til now.
my friend debbie taught me that god gives grace for now. as i have watched her on her journey...learning to be mother, wife, daughter, friend, obedient...the decisions she has had to make. i have seen her live out god's provision for the moment. it sounds so trite to say, but god really does provide. what is going on right now? god has seen it and therefore has been compelled by his very nature, by who he is....his name....to act on our behalf by giving us what we need. will i see it or will i depend on my own resources?
it reminds me of manna. god gave it to the israelites in the dessert, but they still had to get off their butts every morning to get it. there is a balance. it's not working, it's not earning god's provision, it's putting ourselves in a position to receive it...whenever and however it comes, so we don't miss out on getting know the providing part of who god is. because he is providing in our lives and wants to more, but it's up to us if it goes unnoticed or draws us into deeper intimacy, awe, admiration in our relationship to him.
...the lord will provide...
Yireh comes from the hebrew word "raah" which means to see. the word provision comes from two latin words that mean to see beforehand. What that means is that to god the seeing and the providing are the same thing. so it's not so accurate to say god sees and provides. to god the seeing is the providing. he cannot see and not provide. just by the fact he sees beforehand, he is providing. that amazes me. to be able to see beforehand seems mystical, it conjures up images of gypsy fortunetellers with turbans and crystal balls, that machine from the movie"Big". but the idea that for my god seeing and acting on my behalf are inseparably linked is beyond humbling. it provides comfort beyond what i have known, even in god, up til now.
my friend debbie taught me that god gives grace for now. as i have watched her on her journey...learning to be mother, wife, daughter, friend, obedient...the decisions she has had to make. i have seen her live out god's provision for the moment. it sounds so trite to say, but god really does provide. what is going on right now? god has seen it and therefore has been compelled by his very nature, by who he is....his name....to act on our behalf by giving us what we need. will i see it or will i depend on my own resources?
it reminds me of manna. god gave it to the israelites in the dessert, but they still had to get off their butts every morning to get it. there is a balance. it's not working, it's not earning god's provision, it's putting ourselves in a position to receive it...whenever and however it comes, so we don't miss out on getting know the providing part of who god is. because he is providing in our lives and wants to more, but it's up to us if it goes unnoticed or draws us into deeper intimacy, awe, admiration in our relationship to him.
...the lord will provide...
posted by jamie at 7:04 AM
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Phil said ... (5:40 PM) :
post a commenthey, thanks, Jamie. This really spoke to me today.
Grace,
Phil