Greetings Dear Reader,
The most popular origin story for the cornucopia, Plenty’s
horn, is that it was the horn of the goat, Amaltheia who nurtured Zeus as an
infant. The story is that he accidentally broke
off one of her horns. The horn then had
the power to provide unending nourishment.
The legends around the horn include Hercules and it became the attribute
of several Greek and Roman gods. In
their mythology, the desired a god who could provide for their succor and sustenance.
We often hear that the Father is El Shaddai and it is
usually translated as God Almighty. A more
accurate translation is the literal translation of God the many breasted
one. It is related to the Passover phrase,
“it is enough” or “it would have been enough.”
From the beginning of creation, the Father has promised that he would be
our provider. We usually associate this with
Jehovah-Jireh, Jehovah our provider. What
catches my attention is that long before the Greeks, the Father made it clear
that he was a provider and involved the symbol of the goat and the ram in his provision.
The Father wishes for us to trust him for the abundant
provision of our needs. Jesus echoed
this when he asked why we give thought to our clothing, food, and shelter when
the Father has promised already to provide it.
We, in turn, are to be generous when we see the needs of others. We are to let the provision of the Father
flow through us to evidence his love and provision for everyone.
Instead, we worry about where things will come from and how
we make ends meet. We spend energy and
effort on things that are already promised to us. We withhold generosity and care of others
because we fear we will lack what we want or need. When the Father instructs Malachi on giving,
he says this: “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be
food in my house. ‘Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see
if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing
that there will not be room enough to store it.’”
That Father wants to bless us so richly that we do not have
enough room to receive it. This then
gives us the freedom to give to others abundantly from our abundance. Notice, though, that we are required to act
first. We are to give so that the Father
can pass the test. Ponder this, Dear
Reader, the God who asks us to do all we do by faith also asks us to put him to
a test.
Plenty’s horn is ready to flow in and through us to the
needs of others. We need only be willing
to test the Father by obeying the words of the Son. We need to believe that El Shaddai is the
same today as he was then. I must live
my life receiving from Plenty’s horn so that I can, in turn, give from it. I am not suggesting a health and wealth
approach to faith and following. I am
adopting the belief that “God shall supply all your need ACCORDING to
his riches and glory.” That, Dear Reader,
is a great deal of provision. Feel free
to enjoy the abundance with me. Share
with me your stories of how the Father passes the test.
El
Shaddai – Michael Card
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
El-Elyon na Adonia,
Age to age You're still the same,
By the power of the name.
El-Elyon na Adonia,
Age to age You're still the same,
By the power of the name.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
Erkamka na Adonai,
We will praise and lift You high,
El Shaddai.
Through your love and through the ram,
You saved the son of Abraham;
Through the power of your hand,
Turned the sea into dry land.
You saved the son of Abraham;
Through the power of your hand,
Turned the sea into dry land.
To the outcast on her knees,
You were the God who really sees,
And by Your might,
You set Your children free.
You were the God who really sees,
And by Your might,
You set Your children free.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
El-Elyon na Adonia,
Age to age You're still the same,
By the power of the name.
El-Elyon na Adonia,
Age to age You're still the same,
By the power of the name.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
Erkamka na Adonai,
We will praise and lift You high,
El Shaddai.
Erkamka na Adonai,
We will praise and lift You high,
El Shaddai.
Through the years You've made it clear,
That the time of Christ was near,
Though the people couldn't see
What Messiah ought to be.
That the time of Christ was near,
Though the people couldn't see
What Messiah ought to be.
Though Your Word contained the plan,
They just could not understand
Your most awesome work was done
Through the frailty of Your Son.
They just could not understand
Your most awesome work was done
Through the frailty of Your Son.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
El-Elyon na Adonai,
Age to age You're still the same,
By the power of the name.
El-Elyon na Adonai,
Age to age You're still the same,
By the power of the name.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
Erkamka na Adonai,
I will praise and lift You high,
El Shaddai.
Erkamka na Adonai,
I will praise and lift You high,
El Shaddai.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
El-Elyon na Adonai,
Age to age You're still the same,
By the power of the name.
El-Elyon na Adonai,
Age to age You're still the same,
By the power of the name.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
Erkamka na Adonai,
I will praise and lift You high,
El Shaddai.
Erkamka na Adonai,
I will praise and lift You high,
El Shaddai.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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