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Advent Devotional Guide
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Jehovah Jireh — God the Provider
I went on a medical mission trip to Brazil in the early 1990s. Many, many people donated eyeglasses and medical supplies to the team which we packed in probably a dozen large suitcases.
On the flight from the US, I sat with a young man from Sau Paulo and got the opportunity to share with him what we were doing. “You’ll NEVER get that stuff through customs,” he declared, empathetic that we had gone to all that trouble for nothing. My response: “You watch! God will provide a way. I don’t know how, but he will.” And he did.
In the customs hall the team gathered all of our luggage including the supplies and our leader went to the officials on behalf of the group. As we waited in the wings, I turned and scanned the room. There, leaning on a table in the back, was my friend chatting with someone. It was clear to me that he was, indeed, watching to see what would happen.
The official opened the gate and welcomed us into his country without touching our luggage.
Genesis 22:1-19 is a passage that is a little long for this entry but I encourage you to read it on your own. It tells the story of Abraham climbing the mountain with Isaac, knowing that God wanted him to sacrifice his son at the peak. He didn’t understand but he was willing to go there and to carry out God’s request. Literally at the very last moment, God provided a suitable substitute for the lad in the ram that was hung in a nearby bramble.
God provided.
How does God provide for you? List his provisions in a prayer of thanksgiving to him today. Acknowledge that he is your Lord and provider. Stand back and watch to see what he does in your future.
Lord, Thank you for your provisions for us great and small. Thank you that you love us and care about the least little details of our lives. Most of all, thank you for providing Jesus to be our Lord and Savior. We praise you, Jehovah Jireh.
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