God Has a Ram

DALE MARPLES

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God Has a Ram

Copyright © 2006 by Dale Marples

ISBN 0-9760738-9-7

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Contents

Testimonials

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1 Your Unlimited Source

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2 Even Your Desires

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3 Reality Check

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4 Mighty Provider

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5 Faith Speaks

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6 Obedient Attitude

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7 Here Comes the Ram

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8 No Surprise to God

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9 God’s Greatest Provision

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Testimonials

Dale Marples has definitely heard

from Heaven in his new book, God

Has a Ram. God has always provided

for His covenant children in

miraculous ways.

God Has a Ram will convince you

of God's faithfulness to you in life's

every situation. So, open your heart

and drink in God’s blessings. Do your

part, then watch God do His!

Len Mink

Teacher, Evangelist and Worship

Leader for Kenneth Copeland

Ministries

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No matter how long you have been

a Christian, there are still times you

depend on yourself more than God.

My friend and fellow minister, Dale

Marples, has written a book on this

subject, God Has a Ram. It is a must

for you to read and apply to your life.

Rev. Bob Yandian

Pastor of Grace Fellowship Church,

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Pastor Dale Marples has a unique

gift of interpreting and conveying

Bible principles. He uses analogies

that are easily understood and

relevant to any believer’s walk. In God

Has A Ram, Pastor Marples shows us

the story of Abraham with a new

perspective. When we can see God as

our Provider and have revelation

knowledge that He has already made

a way for us, it changes our thinking,

vitalizes our prayers, and builds our

confidence in Him. Pastor Marples

has a heart for leading God’s people

to a place where they can hook into

the power of God and see victory in all

areas of their lives. After reading God

Has a Ram, you will understand the

plan and the heart of God in a fresh

new way.

Cheryl Ludwigs

Teacher and Author,

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Omaha, Nebraska

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Chapter 1

Your Unlimited Source

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Do you see yourself as a “Super

Faith Man or Woman?” There have

been times when I felt I could handle

things on my own. I could quote

scriptures. I had been taught faith

and was even teaching faith to others.

A few years ago, our church was

facing a financial situation and I was

looking to people to meet the need.

After much thought, the realization

came that a barrier was keeping me

from making the connection with

God. It is very easy to slide into an

area of self-sufficiency and not even

know you are there or how you

arrived. At this point I said, “God, you

and I need to talk.”

God is always good and His timing

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is perfect. I had the opportunity

recently to drive down to a Ministers

Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In

addition to the long drive (eight hours

each way), I had some free time

during the conference which allowed

time for God and me to have our talk.

At least, there was plenty of time for

me to listen. Finally, after sitting

down, searching and studying the

Word and doing some ‘self-talking’,

the answer was clear. My eyes were

on the wrong source and there had to

be some changes made before the

need would be met.

There may be a situation in your

life for which there seems to be no

answer. Ask yourself, “Am I looking at

the right source?” Is the source your

employer and that weekly or monthly

paycheck? As long as people or

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companies are seen as the source, the

need will never be met. Why? You are

looking to the wrong source!

How do we know or find the right

source? From the Word of God!

My God shall supply all my

need according to His riches in

glory by Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19

Do you hear what that verse says?

“My God!” Is He your God? If He is,

then He will supply.

Then Paul writes: “... ALL my

need....” Not just some. Not just most.

ALL! The Word also says: “... shall

supply....” It is a done deal! God said

it, He’ll do what He says.

Cast ALL your care upon Him;

for He careth for you.

1 Peter 5:7

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Casting the whole of your care

(all your anxieties, all your

worries, all your concerns, once

and for all) on Him, for He cares

for you, affectionately and cares

about you watchfully.

1 Peter 5:7 AMP

God is your supplier, so when you

take your needs and cares to Him, He

will provide. Look at Psalm 78:40-41,

which describes the Israelites:

How oft did they provoke Him

in the wilderness, and grieve Him

in the desert! Yea, they turned

back and tempted God, and

limited the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 70:40-41

The Israelites limited God, the God

of this universe. They limited Jehovah

Jireh, the God who supplies

everything, the God who created the

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heavens, the earth, the sea and all

that is in them. Even after all He had

done for them, in their own

reasoning, they limited Him.

Have you ever limited God? You

might ask, “How can I possibly limit

God?” By what you think, what you

believe, what you say and how you

act. Without proper believing, doubt

and fear enter in to limit God and cut

off the flow of supplies.

Recall what we read in Philippians

4:19, about how ‘My God’ shall

supply: “According to His Riches in

Christ Jesus.”

God does not supply according to

your riches, according to your pay

check, according to your checking

account, or according to your

employer. No, He supplies according

to His riches in Christ Jesus. He does

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this because of His mercy and grace,

using the resources Jesus provided

for us through His death, burial and

resurrection. Praise God!

If you don’t take ALL your needs

to God, He can’t be the provider of

ALL your needs. How big of a need-

meeting God do you and I serve?

Ephesians 4:20 tells us:

Now unto Him that is able to

do exceeding abundantly above all

that we ask or think, according to

the power that worketh in us.

Ephesians 4:20

He is the God who will go beyond.

He will supply extremely, surpassing

all our imagination. God’s working in

our behalf is all a result of the power

of His Holy Spirit resident inside of

us, enabling us to do what He wants

us to do. The Amplified reads:

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Now to Him, Who, by (in

consequence of) the (action of His)

power, that is at work within us, is

able to (carry out His purpose and)

do superabundantly, far over and

above all we (dare) to ask or think

(infinitely beyond our highest

prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes

or dreams). Ephesians 4:20 AMP

You should be getting excited by

now! Just think about the God you

serve and recognize that His

resources never end. Don’t limit God!

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Chapter 2

Even Your Desires

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God will not only supply your

needs, He will supply your desires.

Delight thyself also in the

LORD; and He shall give thee the

desires of thine heart. Psalm 37:4

Wow, He even gives you your

desires? Yes, even your desires! But

there are some conditions which must

be met:

1) Verse 1—“Fret not thyself"—Don’t be concerned about others and

what they may do.

2) Verse 3—" Trust in the LORD and

do good”—Rely only on God

instead of relying on yourself or

others.

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3) Verse 4—“Delight yourself in the

LORD”—Find great pleasure and

joy in the LORD.

4) Verse 5—“Commit thy way unto

the LORD, trust also in Him”.

Yield to Him and commit to be

willing and obedient. Depend on

Him.

5) Verse 7—“Rest in the LORD and

wait patiently” —When you know

He is your Provider, you can relax

and know that He is already taking

care of your need.

6) Verse 8— “Cease from anger”—Don’t

allow bitterness, unforgiveness,

envy or strife to limit God.

Back to Vs. 4—God puts desires in

our hearts and as we seek Him and

are obedient to do what He tells us to

do, He will fulfill those desires.

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Getting to know Him allows the right

desires to enter our heart. They are

His desires, not ours.

There will be some who would say

God won’t give you what you desire.

Oh, yes He will! We just read the

promise from His Word. Why will He

do what He says He will do? Because

He is God! He does not lie! In order to

get your desires met, you must

continue spending time in His Word,

fellowshipping with Him and doing

what He wants you to do.

Do you think that after God placed

a desire in your heart, that when you

go to Him and say, “LORD, You said

you would give me this desire,” that

God would say, “No?” He put the

desire there. Why would He say no?

That’s not the God we serve.

Just imagine your Father God

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sitting there in heaven when you

come to Him. He has a big smile on

His face and says, “Good! I was

wondering when you would ask for it!

Here it is, my son, my daughter.”

Praise the LORD! What a mighty God

we serve!

God does not stop there. Let me

point out one more scripture

regarding this area of needs and

desires.

The LORD is my Shepherd, I

shall not want.

Psalm 23:1

The LORD is my Shepherd (to

feed, guide and shield me), I shall

not lack.

Psalm 23:1 AMP

We have gone from needs to

desires to wants. Praise the LORD.

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You shall not lack any good thing.

Listen, my friends, this is the God

who supplies all of your needs. He is

the God of Abraham, Isaac and

Jacob. He is the God of Israel and the

God who formed and made

everything. He is going to, He wants

to, He is waiting, to supply all of your

needs.

God has everything that you need

or will ever need in the future. He is

your one and only Source. I’m sure

you know that, but sometimes it’s

hard to stay focused.

When the enemy tries to say that

you won’t have your need met or

someone asks who your source is,

simply stand up and say, “I know God

is my source.”

It’s one thing to know God is your

source. It’s another to stand up and

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stand on the Word of God and walk it

out. It’s easy to say things, but

different when you have to put your

feet where your mouth is. It’s hard to

“walk the walk” and “talk the talk” at

the same time.

Every once in a while, we get tired,

but we must stir ourselves up. We

must be like David in 1 Samuel 30:6:

And David was greatly

distressed but David encouraged

himself in the LORD His God.

1 Samuel 30:6

David knew he could not do it

alone. He knew God was his Source.

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Chapter 3

Reality Check

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As men and women of faith, there

are many things we need to be

reminded of and perhaps even re-

learn. When the pastor stands up and

gives the Word of Truth, you may

have heard it before, but you must

say, “Praise the LORD. I am going to

hear it again. My heart is open to

receive what you have for me.”

Faith comes by hearing and

hearing and hearing and hearing and

more hearing!

“So then faith cometh by

hearing and hearing by the Word

of God”

(Romans 10:17).

We can never hear too much of the

Word of God.

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At times, it is necessary to have a

reality check. The following scenario

often occurs. You attend a faith

church. You hear faith messages or a

nugget of faith. You just drift and flow

along with everyone else. What they

say and do makes sense. It’s easy,

this Christian faith walk. You become

almost comatose. Everyone is

carrying you. You expect them to pray

for you, to encourage you, to meet

your needs.

This comfortable coasting along

may work for a period of time, but

one day, there will be that time of a

reality check. You will be called out to

stand up for who you are and what

you believe. You will get to that place

where you are not sure what you

believe or even know who your God is

or that He is your source because you

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have not depended on Him.

At this point if you know the

nature and character of God you will

be able to stand up and speak:

My God shall supply my needs. My

God has divine resources just waiting

for me. God is my Source, not my

employer, my rich father or uncle or

the economy. My supply is dependent

on God as my Source.

Did you realize that God does not

have to manufacture what you need?

It is already available and waiting for

you to acknowledge God and present

your request to Him.

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Chapter 4

Mighty Provider

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In the Old Testament, there are

two names God uses to reveal Himself

as the Supplier.

1) El Shaddai—God Almighty—the

many breasted one.

2) Jehovah Jireh—The God who sees

or our Provider.

Once a Rabbi was asked about the

word El Shaddai. He explained that

the Jewish people used this word

often when the children were running

and making a lot of noise and needed

to settle down. The mother would

shout “shaddai” “shaddai’, which

means “Stop! You’ve done too much!

Enough!”

God is the God that is “too much.”

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He is the God of “running over.” Can

you imagine getting to the point in

your life where you would cry out to

God—“Shaddai?”

In reference to the second name,

Jehovah Jireh, let’s look at Genesis

22. This is the account of Abraham

and Isaac when Abraham was going

to sacrifice Isaac in obedience to God.

We are going to look specifically at vs.

1-13

And it came to pass after these

things, that God did tempt

Abraham, and said unto him,

Abraham: and he said, Behold,

here I am. And He said, Take now

thy son, thine only son Isaac,

whom thou lovest, and get thee

into the land of Moriah, and offer

him there for a burnt offering upon

one of the mountains which I will

tell thee of. And Abraham rose up

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early in the morning, and saddled

his ass, and took two of his young

men with him, and Isaac his son,

and clave the wood for the burnt

offering, and rose up, and went

unto the place of which God had

told him. Then on the third day

Abraham lifted up his eyes and

saw the place afar off And

Abraham said to his young men,

abide ye here with the ass; and I

and the lad will go yonder and

worship, and come again to you.

And Abraham took the wood of the

burnt offering, and laid it upon

Isaac his son; and he took the fire

in his hand and a knife; and they

went both of them together. And

Isaac spake unto Abraham his

father, and said, My father; and he

said, Here am I, my son. And he

said, Behold the fire and the wood:

but where is the lamb for a burnt

offering? And Abraham said, My

son, God will provide himself a

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lamb for a burnt offering: so they

went both of them together. And

they came to the place which God

had told him of; and Abraham built

an altar there, and laid the wood

in order, and bound Isaac his son,

and laid him on the altar upon the

wood. And Abraham stretched

forth his hand, and took the knife

to slay his son. And the angel of

the LORD called unto him out of

heaven, and said, Abraham,

Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

And he said, Lay not thine hand

upon the lad, neither do thou

anything unto him for now I know

that thou fearest God, seeing thou

has not withheld the son, thine

only son from me. And Abraham

lifted 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

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offering in the stead of his son.

Genesis 22:1-13

Let’s look closely at this scripture.

I will be using “Dale’s paraphrase.”

Abraham was called by God to go

to a particular mountain. Notice that

the Word says, “early the next

morning.” That means the very next

day, Abraham was ready to be

obedient to his God. He did not spend

time making excuses or arguing with

God. He could have said “God, you

must be kidding. You don’t know

what you are asking me to do. I

waited for over one hundred years to

have this son and now you want me

to sacrifice him? It’s not fair! I have a

better idea. Why don’t I go out and get

a lamb from the meadow and we can

take it up to the mountain to

sacrifice?”

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No! Abraham knew his God and

he was obedient. God had never led

him down the wrong path, so why

would He do it now? Abraham was

solely convinced that he could trust

God.

Abraham loaded up the donkey,

took Isaac and two servants and

traveled three days. As they walked in

the hot sun through the desert, Isaac

asked, “Hey Dad, we have the wood

and the knife but where is the

sacrifice?”

Abraham did not answer Isaac’s

question. He made a statement of

faith which was a prophetic response:

vs. 8—“God will provide Himself a

lamb.”

Abraham had walked with God

many years by this time. Now he was

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facing a situation that did not have

an answer in the natural. Isaac asked

a very normal question. He knew they

were going to make a sacrifice, but

they didn’t have a lamb to sacrifice.

What was this man of God going to

do? It was at this time he allowed the

abundance of his heart to speak out

of his mouth.

Without questioning God or

allowing doubt to enter his mind,

Abraham spoke what was in his

heart. He knew his God and that his

God was a faithful God. Whatever

God had said to Abraham in the past,

had always come to pass. Was God

going to fail him this time? Absolutely

not!!!

What Abraham spoke was a two-

fold message. It was a statement

based on the faith that he had in

God, but it was also prophetic

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because God did exactly what

Abraham spoke through the birth of

His Son Jesus two thousand years

later.

1) A

statement of faith:

Abraham knew God had told him

to go to a particular mountain and

offer his only son Isaac. He had no

idea how this was going to work out,

but he spoke out of his faith in God.

Our best response when we are faced

with impossible situations is a

response out of our faith rather than

out of our intellect. Abraham knew

and believed God and had confidence

that God would provide. Because of

this, he was able to stay in peace and

not slip into fear.

2) P

rophetic:

Abraham’s statement was also

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prophetic because what he spoke

came to pass as soon as Isaac was

offered as the sacrifice, but it also

came to pass for you and me today.

Two thousand years ago God provided

for Himself a Lamb. The Lamb of God

whose Name is Jesus. He came to

earth and died on the cross, was

buried and resurrected for you and

for me. He died for our sins, sickness

and poverty. He was that perfect

sacrifice.

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Faith Speaks

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You and I must be like Abraham.

We don’t need to know what is going

to happen as long as we know God

Himself will provide.

When God tells you to do

something or to give something, don’t

ask questions. Just say, “I know my

God, He is faithful in all ways and He

will provide.” We have the easy job.

All we have to do is believe and trust

God. It is His responsibility to

respond and provide.

Abraham’s response was not a

flippant answer. As Christians, we

often give flippant responses. Oh, we

may be quoting scriptures, but they

are coming out of our heads and not

out of our hearts.

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When you say, “God will provide,”

this should not just be a confession,

something to say, but a declaration of

the Word of God that resides inside of

you. It will be serious because you

know that you know your God.

For out of the fullness, the

overflow, the super abundance—of

the heart the mouth speaks.

Matthew 12:34 AMP

Don’t open your mouth and let

your mind speak. Let your words

come out of your heart.

A few years ago, we elected a new

governor for our state. He said he had

read John 3:16 and had a fourteen

inch conversion. It went from his

head to his heart. It was no longer

mental assent, but abundance in his

heart.

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We don’t always need to quote the

entire, exact scripture when faced

with a situation. When His Word is

deep down inside, the Holy Spirit

draws it out. During the winter

months, snow and ice cover the

ground in Omaha. One night, we

arrived home late, and before going

inside the house, I went to get the

daily mail from the mail box out on

the street curb.

Our driveway was long and had a

gentle slope to it. A rain and ice storm

had come while we were away, and

the driveway had not been cleared. As

I was walking down the driveway very

carefully, taking no chances, I felt my

feet slip and I knew this was not

going to be a happy story. Just as my

body was about to hit the concrete I

said, “Jesus, heal!” My body

experienced a jolt, and as I sat up, I

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touched the back of my head, and it

was wet.

When I returned to the house, I

said to my wife, “Betty Jo, I think I

hurt myself.” She responded, “I think

you did also, and we had better go to

the emergency room.” After the

surgeon completed the stitches and

clean up, he said, “You’re going to

have a really bad headache and

watch for a concussion.” Inside, I

said, “I don’t receive that. I am the

healed!”

There was no headache and no

concussion. Why not? Because I

called on that wonderful, powerful

Name of Jesus for healing.

Friends, whatever is on the inside

will come out just when it is needed,

and what you say will come to pass.

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Chapter 6

Obedient Attitude

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Abraham had faith in God. God

had already planned a sacrifice for

Abraham, but Abraham didn’t know

what was going to happen. All he

knew was that God had given him an

assignment and that God was

faithful. Abraham was obedient and

did as he was told. He went to the

mountain, built an altar, laid the

wood and placed his precious son on

the altar.

I want you to see something.

Abraham was an old man,

approximately one hundred twenty

five years of age. In Genesis Chapter

21 verse 5, we are told that Abraham

was 100 years old when Isaac was

born. Historians agree that Isaac was

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from eighteen to twenty-five years of

age at that time. Therefore, let’s

assume Abraham was about one

hundred twenty-five and Isaac was

twenty-five. Isaac knew about

sacrifices. He knew what was about to

happen. Yet he allowed his father to

put him on the altar.

Moms and Dads, there was a

special relationship between Abraham

and Isaac. That relationship didn’t

just happen on the way up the

mountain. It had been developed and

formed over twenty-five years.

Isaac allowed his father to use him

as the sacrifice. Why? Because he

trusted his father that much. Isaac

watched Abraham follow God, and it

was easy for him to follow and trust

his own father.

Parents, it is important that you

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live such an example before your

children that they will be obedient to

you and follow you as you follow God.

In turn, they will follow God on their

own.

Sons and daughters, build a

relationship with your parents that is

so good and so strong that you will

trust them when they give you

direction and guidance. You will know

they are following and are obedient to

God.

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Here Comes the Ram

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Isaac is now on the altar. Just as

Abraham raises the knife over his

son, the Angel of the LORD says,

“Abraham! Abraham! Stop! Don’t do

it!”

Abraham turns at the sound of

the voice and something catches his

eye; there is a ram caught in the

bushes.

How did that ram get there? Keep

in mind, God had a plan and that

plan included a ram, not Isaac, being

the sacrifice.

Friends, no matter what your

situation may be, God has a plan for

you. He has the ram just waiting for

you to meet the need. God has the

ram, your provision, ready for you

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before you ever know you have a

need.

Let’s look at two words:

Jehovah Jireh means The God

who sees or The LORD is our

Provider. Provision can be broken into

two words:

“Pro” means before, “vision”

means seeing Jehovah Jireh is the

God that sees before. He sees your

need before you know there is a need

to be met.

Let’s revisit the ram. Where did he

come from? How did he get there?

Stick with me as “Dale’s Imagination

Version (DIV)” begins.

I suggest that the ram was in the

meadow at the foot of the mountain

with all of his ram buddies the night

before. They were having a party and

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eating ram snacks. He gets bored and

thinks there has to be something

better than this. He leaves his friends

and moves here and there munching

on grasses. Suddenly he looked up

the side of the mountain and thought,

“I’ve never been up there. I think I’ll go

up and see what’s happening.” The

grass might be better up higher.

When he reached the top of the

mountain, something caught his eye.

He walked deeper into the thicket and

his curiosity causes his horns to get

caught on a branch.

Stop and think about this. I

believe God had been guiding this

little ram every step of the way.

Taking the ram to the place where he

needed to be and he did not even

know it.

The next morning, Abraham came

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on the scene. Just as he raised the

knife over his son, God said, “Wait!

There’s your ram, there’s your

sacrifice.”

My Friends, please listen carefully:

Abraham was obedient. He went to

the exact place where God told him to

go. And when he got there, God

already had a ram waiting for him. If

you will follow the voice of God and go

where and when He tells you to go,

you will find your ram, your

provision. God has your ram,

provision, just waiting for you at the

exact point where you have a need.

If Abraham had said to Isaac,

“God told us to go to a place, but will

take three days to get there. Why

should we spend all that time? Let’s

go over to this other mountain. That’s

a good mountain too, and it will take

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half a day. If we go there, it will be a

lot easier for us.”

Can you see the problem if

Abraham and Isaac had gone over to

the other mountain, taking the fast

and easy way and God had sent the

ram to the original place?

It is absolutely essential that you

go where God tells you to go and do

what He tells you to do. God has a

plan, and He has sent His ram to

where you are going to need that

provision. But, if you go to the place

of your own choosing, you will miss

God’s provision. Many times we think,

“God, why didn’t You take care of

me?” In fact, He did. It was you and

me who missed it.

God called us to a specific place

called “there.” That is the place where

our ram is. But too often we’ve gone

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to the place of our choosing which is

called “here.” Folks, we can’t make up

our own rules and expect God to

cover us. Finding the ram God has for

us is all a matter of obedience.

Every once in a while, we think we

have it all figured out. We know what

God is going to do, and we plan a

short cut to get there. My wife, Betty

Jo, is a planner and an organizer. She

says, “If God would only tell me what

I’m supposed to do the next ten years,

I would be so happy.” My response is,

“He won’t do that because you would

try to do it in five years.”

Taking short cuts will often cause

us to miss our provision. We must be

where God is going to meet the need.

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No Surprise to God

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Let me use a pastor as an example

as we read again from the DIV: One

day God says to the pastor, “I want

you to put together a team and go to

the Philippines for a Mission trip. You

are to leave next week.”

Pastor responds, “But God, we

were planning on taking the trip in

six months. You don’t know how

much time it takes to get things

organized, and beside that, it will cost

twenty-five thousand dollars. There is

no way I can get the money in seven

days.”

Now the Pastor is really in a

dilemma. He needs twenty-five

thousand dollars in seven days.

Let me take you to a scene in

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heaven, as most people would

imagine when faced with such a

situation. Let’s continue to read from

the DIV:

God hears: “Okay God, I’ll go BUT

I need twenty-five thousand dollars.”

God leans over the banister of

heaven and says, “Twenty-five

thousand dollars by next week! Oh,

No! Gabriel, Michael, hey, we have a

problem. The pastor needs twenty-five

thousand dollars by next week. Oh,

pastor, just hold on, it’s okay, I’ll be

back.”

God turns to Gabriel and Michael

“Guys we have a problem here. What

are we going to do? That pastor needs

twenty-five thousand dollars.”

God yells down at the pastor, “It’s

okay, we’ll figure something out.” God

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turns to Gabriel and Michael, “Guys,

give me some ideas, quick. Time is

running out!”

How many of you have ever played

out that scene in your mind? We

think God is surprised. We must

understand that God already knew

the pastor was going to have that

need. God already knows we have

every need before we know it

ourselves. In fact, God knew about

your need before you were saved. He

knew about it before the foundations

of the world. There is nothing you are

going to face or need that God did not

know about in advance.

The worse thing you could ever

hear God say is, “Oh, Oh.” Praise the

LORD, you will never hear God say

“Oh, Oh” or “Oops” as long as you are

obedient to Him. You can never

surprise or scare or panic Him.

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God is not impressed nor does He

panic because of your needs. He knew

they were coming and He was

prepared.

Would you like to know where

your faith is? We’re just talking about

dollars here, but you can take this

principle and apply it to any need you

have. When you see a particular

dollar amount that scares you, you

are beyond your faith limit. When you

get to the point where you can

sincerely say, “BUT MY GOD shall

supply my needs,” and you truly

believe it in your heart, then you are

at your point of faith.

If it is an amount you need and it

is at the point where it scares you,

what do you do? You build your faith.

A body builder who looks at a five

hundred pound weight on his first

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day at the gym does not become

afraid and run away. He picks up

twenty-five pounds, then fifty pounds,

then one hundred pounds and two

hundred pounds. He builds up to

where five hundred pounds does not

scare him.

When you are faced with a need,

get into the Word of God and increase

your faith. READ, READ, READ,

READ. Remember, faith comes by

hearing.

God says He will supply all your

needs. If He said it, He will do it. He’s

not a man that should lie. He cannot

lie! He will do exactly what He said He

would do, SUPPLY!

When you get to the point of a

need and go to Him, He is not going

to say, “Oh, I was just kidding.” If He

said He would provide, He is obligated

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to do so. He isn’t obligated because

He said it to you. God voluntarily

obligated Himself when He spoke that

word because in Ezekiel 12:25 He

said, He would speak the Word and

then would perform it. You cannot

put pressure on God and try to force

Him to do what you want. He already

said, “If I said it, I will do it.”

God is not a respecter of persons.

He provided for others and He will do

the same for you. He provided for you

before, He will do it again.

As we diligently seek God, we will

know His character, trust His Word

and understand His faithfulness and

love.

God has a supply room full of

provisions. It is not according to what

or who we know in the world or who

we may be or what we may have. It is

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according to HIS RICHES IN CHRIST

JESUS.

Look to God as your source and

rejoice. God has a ram, your

provision, just waiting for you.

Activate your “faith speech.”

Remember the story I shared

earlier about the Jewish Mothers

calling out, “Shaddai, Shaddai?” My

God is more than enough. In fact, He

is exceedingly, abundantly more than

you can think or ask. He didn't create

you so you could fail. He created you

for success. When you are walking in

obedience to what God has called you

to do, your God will provide. You have

to believe He will provide because the

devil will always try to lie to you and

tell you that God isn’t going to do it

this time.

Abraham’s need was bigger than

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life and God provided a ram for

Abraham. He will do the same for you

because His provision is already

prepared and waiting for you at that

place called "there." Keep walking in

faith and doing what God has called

you to do and you will have your

provision. Keep trusting God as your

Provider and you will see great things

happen in your personal life as well

as in the entire Body of Christ.

We have seen that God made

provision for Abraham as he was

obedient to do what God had called

him to do. As a person who God

created, you are also important to

Him. Whatever God did for Abraham,

He will do for you because He does

not have favorites. He loves everyone

equally.

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God’s Greatest Provision

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The greatest provision God has for

you is His son Jesus Christ. Through

Jesus, you can become a child of God

and look forward to spending eternity

in the presence of God. You might

think, “How can that be?”

When Jesus was crucified and

died on the cross, He took all of your

sins and died for the penalty of those

sins.

For all have sinned and come

short of the glory of God.

Romans 3:13

The wages of sin is death, but

the gift of God is eternal life

through Jesus Christ, our LORD.

Romans 6:23

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Since Jesus died for your sins,

you can now live. All you have to do is

accept Jesus into your life as your

LORD and Savior. Everlasting life,

which means you will never die

spiritually, will be yours with the

assurance of spending eternity in the

presence of God.

Romans 10:9-10 says if you

believe and confess Jesus is the Son

of God who was raised from the grave

and ask Jesus to come into your life,

you will be saved. This simply means

you will receive all that Jesus did for

you through His death, burial and

resurrection.

Today is the time for the most

important decision in your life. Pray

and receive this great provision of

God into your life. Just pray the

following simple prayer:

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Father, I ask Jesus to come into

my life. I accept Him as my LORD and

Savior. I believe Jesus is Your Son and

You raised Him from the grave.

Father, thank you for forgiving me of

my sins. I now enter into this new life

with You. Thank You for loving me so

much that You gave your son.

Having prayed this prayer, you are

now a Child of God as the Bible says.

You are born again, a new creature in

Christ Jesus.

I want to thank you for making

the most important decision you have

ever made in your entire life. May God

richly bless you as you begin your

new journey with God.

This is a very exciting time in your

life. As a child of God it is important

that you learn more about Jesus:

•

Who He is.

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• What He did for you through His

death, burial and resurrection.

• What rights and privileges you

now have as God’s child.

Understanding about Jesus will

enable you to have victory in your life.

If you do not attend a church which

teaches about Jesus, pray and ask

God to direct you to a church where

you can learn God’s Word and grow

in it.

Welcome to the Family! God

has a ram waiting for you!

Ω THE END Ω

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Document Outline

- God Has a Ram

- Contents

- Testimonials

- 1 Your Unlimited Source

- 2 Even Your Desires

- 3 Reality Check

- 4 Mighty Provider

- 5 Faith Speaks

- 6 Obedient Attitude

- 7 Here Comes the Ram

- 8 No Surprise to God

- 9 God’s Greatest Provision

Table of Contents

Testimonials

1 Your Unlimited Source

2 Even Your Desires

3 Reality Check

4 Mighty Provider

5 Faith Speaks

6 Obedient Attitude

7 Here Comes the Ram

8 No Surprise to God

9 God’s Greatest Provision

God Has a Ram

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