The name Jehovah Jireh means The Lord will provide. This means God's provision is guaranteed. David described this truth in Psalm 23:1:
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

My prayer is that this will be your experience too, in Jesus name. Our God is more than able to meet all our needs. Even today, the Lord will miraculously meet those needs that may be about to put you to shame, in Jesus name. David had multiple experiences of God's provision and they reflect in his numerous Psalms. For example, he describes the Lord God as:
“..A very present help in trouble.”
Psalm 46:1

God is always on time. If the Present Help in trouble had not shown up on time for the widow of Zarephath, as seen in 1 Kings 17:12-16, the story would have been like that of the woman who killed her child for food in 2 Kings 6:25-29. However, for Jehovah Jireh to come to your aid, you need to have the same spiritual conviction exhibited by the widow. One of her virtues is that she believed in the God of Prophet Elijah. She knew that the God Elijah served is alive. She knew what He could do. She trusted in Him completely and was thus able to obey Elijahs instructions. Her obedience led to her receiving the blessing of multiplication. The Bible says in 2 Chronicles 20:20
“..Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.”

Beloved, if we believe in this Great Provider, it will show in how we lead our lives. We would not doubt His promises and so would respond in faith to His directives. We would not be cutting corners in order to achieve things in life because the Bible says ..Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed (Romans 10:11).

The God who provided for Abraham shall always be there for us. The widow in our story today was a woman of faith who believed in the God of Israel. She demonstrated this clearly through her respect for the man of God. Do you hold God in high esteem? If you do, it will show in how you treat your Pastor and the words of his mouth. May Jehovah Jireh be there for you always, in Jesus name.
Written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye.