#7 Scriptures behind the song“Jireh” by Maverick City

The heart of the song “Jireh” by Maverick City is that God is our all-sufficient provider, no matter the circumstances. He is God, and He is all-powerful. Nothing is too hard for Him. The song also reminds us of God’s unconditional love. 

Let’s dive right into some of the scriptures behind the music:

Genesis 22:14: “Abraham named the place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, ‘On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.'”. The central theme of the song is summed up in this scripture: God as Jireh, our Lord who will provide.

The song also reminds us of God’s unconditional love. The song opens with the lyric: “I’ll never be more loved than I am right now….” This lyric speaks to Ephesians 1:4-5: “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to be his children through Jesus Christ…”. 

The scripture is also reiterated in the lyrics:

I’m already loved
I’m already chosen
I know who I am
I know what You’ve spoken

Jireh also reflects on God’s power and His watchful care over his creation. Matthew 6:25-34 talks about how God cares for the birds of the air and the lilies of the field, assuring that He will also care for us. 

Matthew 6:25-34 goes as follows: “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not [c]arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

This verse ties in with some of my favourite lyrics in the song: 

If He dresses the lilies with beauty and splendor
How much more will He clothe you?
How much more will He clothe you?
If He watched over every sparrow
How much more does He love you?
How much more does He love you?

Ephesians 3:20 says “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” and this is connected to the lyrics in the song: 

It’s more than you ask, think or imagine
According to His power working in us
It’s more than enough

The full lyrics can be viewed by clicking here.

In today’s hymn segment, we are featuring  “At the cross” by CeCe Winans, written by Isaac Watts in 1707  and the chorus written by Ralph Erskine Hudson (1843-1901) 

Cece Winans has breathed new life into an old and timeless hymn. This hymn remains relevant and is a true classic. The central message is that the cross represents the intersection of God’s mercy and love, where the blood of Jesus cleanses sin and shame, resulting in a profound transformation in a person’s life. 

Verse
Alas, and did my Savior bleed
And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For sinners such as I?

chorus
At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light
And the burden of my heart rolled away
It was there, by faith, I received my sight
And now, I am happy all the day

Was it for crimes that I had done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity, grace unknown
And love beyond degree

But drops of grief can ne′er repay
The debt of love I owe
Here, Lord, I give myself away
‘Tis all that I can do

At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light
And the burden of my heart rolled away
It was there, by faith, I received my sight
And now, I am happy all the day