<TITLE>12. Par 40-43</TITLE>L-40 Now, the Lord is our refuge and strength, a very present help in the time of trouble. And in the redemptive names, S-h-a-m-m-a-h, Shammah, "the Lord is present." Now, Jehovah-jireh, will provide. Jehovah, the Provider, is present. You get what I mean? If He is the Lord's provided sacrifice, then He's got to be the Lord God present in the time of help, need. See what I mean?
Now, if He is here tonight to save everybody from sin, He's got to be present tonight to fulfill the rest of these redemptive names. He's Jehovah-jireh, and Jehovah-rapha, Jehovah our... He's Jehovah our provided Sacrifice, our Healer, our Banner, our Peace, our Shepherd, our Righteousness, and His Presence. He's got to be all that right now. And the last thing...

L-41 At the last one of His redemptive names that He appeared to Abraham, He said, "I--I'm Jehovah-rapha, the provided One to provide a sacrifice, provide the way." Whatever it is, God will provide it. "And I am Jehovah that healeth thee. I am thy Righteousness. I am thy Peace. I am thy Shield. I am thy Banner. And I'm ever present to perform it." Amen. You see what I mean? Ever present to perform it. "I the Lord have spoke it. I the Lord have planted it. I'll water it day and night 'less some should pluck it from My hand."
Just a little story, personal. For if I stay here much longer I'd be preaching then, maybe the prayer line wouldn't be what it should be. Notice just a moment. This Scripture meant a lot to me one time, many times. But this one particular time I want to call your attention to it.
It was the year that I was married, after I'd lost my first wife and I'd been single then for about five years. I married the lovely young woman that I have now, my wife.

L-42 And we were poor, and I married her just at the time when I'd have enough money to take my vacation of about twenty dollars, to go up to the mountains, a hunting trip. So that was our vacation and our honeymoon together. So she married a person that likes to hunt. I like the mountains. I like the outdoors.
By the way, some lady sent me some artificial fishing bait that her husband made. If you're here sister, I want to thank you for it. I'll certainly use it, God helping me.
Now, I love the outdoors because it's alone; then I'm drinking in to give out when I come in. Now, we went up in the Adirondack's. And I was supposed to hunt up there that year with the ranger. So I love to--to bear hunt because it's such--takes lots of skill to do it. And I...

L-43 What makes it, my grandfather was, to me, was the best hunter that ever lived in the south lands. And he--he trapped and hunted all of his life, smart, school teacher, and part Indian. And he--he loved the mountains so he couldn't stay away from it. Well, that's just what... I think the whole thing poured out to me. And I--I like it. And I love the mountains, feel at home. And a--a fellow can get to a place where you feel self-sufficient on things like that.
So then, up in the Adirondack's, the ranger wasn't there, wouldn't be up for two or three days. And there wasn't... hadn't been much storms to run the animals down. So I went up there and we just built a little lean-to and hiked my wife up the mountains. We drove out of the city. We was about twenty-five miles up on top of Hurricane Mountain where the year or two before there I'd got three bear one year.


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