She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” Genesis 16:13 NIV
Hagar is alone, frightened and is sure that the Lord is nowhere around. Yet, in her trial, the Lord knew exactly where she was. He saw every move she made, and He came to her to offer comfort and hope. We often struggle to get away from the question “Why?” While I cannot tell you the answer to that question, I can tell you about the Lord who always sees. We cannot always define His purposes or explain His Person. The one thing that we can be sure of, He is well aware of all that is going on in our lives. When the Lord showed up in the middle of Hagar’s nightmare, she stood amazed in the profound truth that the Lord Almighty had His eye on her. She was amazed that the Lord cared about her. She was so amazed that she called His name “El-Roi” – “You are the God who sees me!” We all need to know that the same Lord who saw Hagar has His eye on us as well. He knows where we are. He sees what we are going through. May we grasp this wonderful truth that He sees us. He sees us, but it is not with disinterest. He sees us and He cares about us. It may be that the devil or others have been telling you that the Lord is not seeing what you are going through. The devil is a liar. Our Lord sees and He cares. Do you need to talk to Him about some things?
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord, as You are fully aware of our lives, we thank You for Your care.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, what a blessed assurance, that whatever is happening in our lives, You see it and care for us, and we call You knowing You will answer. AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
Hosea 11:1-11
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