I listened to this song so many times this week, and it started me thinking about Jireh, my provider. Abraham did not hold back anything from God, he was willing to give even his son’s life, and God provided and blessed him.

Genesis 22:12-17

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen. And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

Our God is not a magic genie who waves his hand, and things happen, no. He is a personal God who comes to us at our level. He came to dwell with us, and he gave himself to save us. He is not distant, but he hears my every thought and cry. He knows me personally to my very core. I cannot hide even a tiny piece from Him. He is with me through everything, every second of every day. He feels my deepest pain, and He knows my heart. He is here with me because he cares and wants me. He is interested in me because he loves me. And he will never leave me. He provides all I need; the things I know I need and things I do not even know. His hands cover me, protecting me from threats that only he knows. He holds back the enemy and only allows what I need to grow. He allows me time to exercise my faith so that I can grow closer to Him, so that I’m reminded of how much I need Him. Yes, I tend to forget, but he reminds me and teaches me.

Sometimes it’s hard to remember this truth, but maybe in his perfect design, having to know him even when we cannot physically sense Him is the perfect way it should be. Maybe we need to come to that point of knowing who he is and that he is there for us without being reminded. We need to remember this and believe it even when we cannot see him or hear him physically.

Even though I am not always convinced of this, He is all I need; he is enough.